Zàn Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

The surname Zan (贊) is pronounced Zàn and is currently rare; it is found in Qiubei, Yunnan, Linfen, Shanxi, and the Yanbei region.

Reference: 赞姓_赞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Tibetan Origin

One origin traces the surname to the Tibetan people and to descendants of Ludongzan; Ludongzan's second son adopted Zan as his surname.

Reference: 赞姓_赞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Multiple Origins

The recorded origins include descendants of Zan Jun, surnames derived from offices such as Zan-shan or Zan-li, and the surname of people from the Nanzhao kingdom during the Tang period.

Reference: 赞姓_赞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The Xingyuan records the surname Zan and states that it existed in Kaifeng; the Zheng Tongzhi: Shizu Lue also includes it.

Reference: 赞姓-古今图书集成·氏族典全文原文及译文-识典古籍

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commandery and Variant Form

The commandery of the Zan surname is Kaifeng; the character is also written as 賛.

Reference: 赞姓_赞姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

Zan Ju was a skilled horse judge in the Han period; Zan Wei was a judicial official of Nanzhao in the Tang period; Zan Ning was a compiler at the Historiography Institute in the Song period.

Reference: 赞姓_赞姓的来源和历史_百家姓