Surname Overview
Compound Surname
Wangsun is used as a compound surname.
Wangsun Surname
Surname profileWangsun / Wang-sun
Origins
Surname Separation
The separation of “Wangsun” into two independent surnames is dated to after the Ming dynasty.
Historical Records
Documentary Record
The Qianfu Lun records “Wangsun clan” alongside “Gongsun clan.”
Historical Occurrences
The Warring States Strategies and other historical works contain more than thirty occurrences of “Wangsun.”
Notable People
Historical Figure
Wangsun Jia of the Warring States period is the most frequently occurring Wangsun figure in those historical records.
Research Notes
Surname and Word Meaning
“Wangsun” is also a Chinese word that specifically meant an emperor's grandson in the pre-Qin period, so not every occurrence in historical texts denotes the surname.
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