Origins
Origin
The Pan surname is described as a customary written form of the Pan surname.
泮 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 44,170Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname is included in Xinbian Qianjiaxing; the Dictionary of Surnames also records it by citing Taiping Tuhua Xing Shi Zong.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
Today, the surname is distributed in Nenjiang, Heilongjiang; Dongping and Yutai, Shandong; Taiyuan, Datong, and Yangquan, Shanxi; Hancheng, Shaanxi; Jiaojiang, Zhejiang; Yifeng, Jiangxi; and Zhijiang, Hunan.
Research Notes
Written Form and Pronunciation
The character 泮 is pronounced pàn, has the water radical, a left-right structure, and eight strokes.
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