Surname Overview
屯 (Dùn) is a rare Han Chinese surname. It is found today in Beijing, Pingdu in Shandong, Taiyuan, Yuncheng and Linfen in Shanxi, and Chengdu in Sichuan. The Zheng Tongzhi: Clan Names records the surname.
Dùn Surname
Surname profileDùn / Tun
Origins
Main Origin
屯 (Dùn) is traditionally traced to the descendants of Hundun. They removed the water radical and adopted 屯 as their surname, sharing an origin with the 沌 surname.
Historical Records
Documentary Records
Written records state that the surname came from the descendants of Hundun, who removed the water radical to form 屯. The Fengsu Tongyi also records Hundun as an able assistant of Taihao, whose descendants adopted the surname.
Commanderies and Clan Halls
Commanderies of Origin
The recorded commanderies associated with the 屯 surname are Changshan and Ba Commandery.
Migration and Distribution
Present Distribution
The 屯 surname is found in Jiading in Shanghai; Fenghua, Changshan and Jinhua in Zhejiang; Binhai, Dantu and Taixing in Jiangsu; Pingdu in Shandong; Puxian and Pinglu in Shanxi; Beijing; Chengdu in Sichuan; Wuzhi, Jia County and Zhoukou in Henan; Dingzhou, Anguo, Gaobeidian and She County in Hebei; and Dong'an in Hubei.
Notable People
Historical Figures
屯 Moru was a Han-period governor of Changshan and a native of Ba Commandery. 屯 Du was Minister of Legal Institutions in Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
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