Nan (surname)

Nan (南), Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) is a Chinese surname

Nan 南

Nan (南) is a Chinese surname. Henan based Nan Jiyan (南霽雲) was a general at during the Tang Dynasty. various origin of;

  • Henan (河南) Based Nan (南) family Founded with Patronymic Nan (南)
  • during the Xia Dynasty, Si (姒) family get surname (南)
  • during the Zhou Dynasty, Ji (姬) family get surname (南)
  • two-syllable surname Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) reduce surname to Nan (南)
  • during the Han Dynasty, other Nan (南) family founded in Zhejiang

Nangong 南宮

Nangong (南宮) is a two-syllable family name from the city name "Nangong" (南宮), later reduce a surname to Nan (南).

Nanguo 南郭

  • Nanguo (南郭) is a two-syllable family name from old city name "Nanguo" (南郭), later reduce a surname to Nan (南). during the Zhou Dynasty, Guo Shu (虢叔) lived in Nanguo (南郭).
  • Nanguo River (南果河) is a right-hand tributary of Mekong river in Menghai County, Yunnan, China

There is a large population of Nan families in Guayaquil Ecuador. This Nan family migrated from China to Ecuador in the early 40s.

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