Surname Overview
Run (潤), pronounced rùn, is a currently uncommon surname with broad distribution. It is a Han Chinese surname and is also included in the New Collection of One Thousand Surnames.
润 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 36Origins
Origin
One account says that the surname Run developed from 闰 over a long period and was changed to 润 because 闰 was less familiar. Another record states that its origin is unknown.
Historical Records
Documented Distribution
The Zhongguo Xingshi Ji records the surname in Xiangyang, Hubei; Dezhou, Shandong; Dacheng, Hebei; Subei, Gansu; Liuhe, Nanjing, Jiangsu; Hechuan, Chongqing; Jiaozuo, Henan; Rizhao, Shandong; and Lu'an, Anhui. A Hui branch is recorded in Subei.
Population Record
The Fourth Population Census recorded 58 people with the surname Run in Shanxi Province, including 17 in Linfen and 4 in Hongdong County.
Migration and Distribution
Hongdong Migration Distribution
The founding Run ancestors among the early-Ming migrants from the Hongdong locust tree are recorded as people from Pingyang Prefecture, Hongdong County, Zhaocheng County, and other places. By the late Qing, their descendants were distributed across Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shanxi.
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