Surname Overview
A Rare Han Chinese Surname
Yun, written 運 in traditional Chinese and pronounced Yùn, is a relatively rare Han Chinese surname recorded in the surname sections of Zheng Tongzhi and Qing Tongzhi.
Yùn Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 210Yùn / Yün
Origins
Three Origin Traditions
Three principal traditions explain the surname: descent from the Ji clan through descendants of Lu; adoption of the fief name by descendants of a Lu official enfeoffed at Yun, with 郓 also written 运; and descent from the Ying clan through ancestors enfeoffed in the ancient state of Yun who adopted its name.
Historical Records
Historical Textual Records
Accounts of the surname’s origins appear in works including Lushi, the Shizulüe section of Zheng Tongzhi, Xingyuan, Xingxi, Junguo Zhi, and Xingshi Kaolüe.
Migration and Distribution
Concentrated North of the Yangtze
The surname occurs in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Guangxi, Beijing, Shandong, Anhui, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Taiwan, and other areas, with more bearers generally located north of the Yangtze River.
Genealogy and Generation Names
The Ninghe Branch Changed from Zhang to Yun
The Xitangtuo branch in Ninghe, Tianjin, regards Zhang Qing as its founding migrant ancestor. His descendant Zhang Yunduo concealed the Zhang surname and adopted Yun from his given name as the family surname, establishing this Yun branch. Yunduo had five sons: Yun Guo, Yun Tong, Yun Feng, Yun Zhi, and Yun Wang.
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