Fan (surname)
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Fan is a transliteration for some Chinese family name
s, of which the most common ones are 范 and 樊 .
Chinese surname
Chinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
s, of which the most common ones are 范 and 樊 .
Origin and branch of Fàn (范)
- The Fan trace their origin to the YaoYao (ruler)Yao , was a legendary Chinese ruler, one of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors. His ancestral name （姓）is Yi Qi （伊祁） or Qi（祁）,clan name （氏）is Taotang , given name is Fangxun , as the second son to Emperor Ku and Qingdu...
, a legendary Chinese ruler who lived from 2358 - 2258 BCE. Until the Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
1122–256 BCE they are grouped with the DuDu (surname)Du is a Chinese family name. The name is spelled Tu in Taiwan. In Hong Kong it is translated as To, the pronunciation of 杜 in Cantonese. The Vietnamese equivalent surname is Đỗ....
clan. Legend has it that the Fan became an independent clan when a descendant of Du BoDu BoDu Bo was the Duke of Tangdu in the reign of Zhou Xuan Wang .-Background:According to legend, the Tangdu were descendents of the people who lived in the State of Tang, a Dukedom situated to the west of the State of Yi in Shaanxi province...
was created Duke of FanDuke of FanThe Duke of Fan . It appears there were two Dukedoms with this name.-Background:Western Zhou DynastyZhong Shanpu was a judge in the reign of King Xuan of Zhou...
. His son took the name of Fan Quan or Fan Ziwen, and must have lived in the ancient state of Jin in the beginning of the Spring and Autumn period. - Later the Fan clan lived in the area situated in the southern part of present day ShanxiShanxi' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
and western part of present day HenanHenanHenan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
. There is nowadays a Fan CountyFan CountyFan County falls under the jurisdiction of Puyang, Henan Province....
(范县) in PuyangPuyangPuyang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, China. Located on the northern shore of the Yellow River, it borders Anyang in the west, Xinxiang in the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei in the east and north respectively....
prefecture situated in the north east of HenanHenanHenan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
province. - Some families of this name are derived from the Mǐ (芈) surname.
- From some ancient people in ChampaChampaThe kingdom of Champa was an Indianized kingdom that controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.The Cham people are remnants...
(Linyi, 林邑), VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... - From Jurchen 孛鲁术氏
- From Manchu
Notable people with the surname Fàn (范)
- Fan LiFan LiFan Li was an ancient Chinese advisor in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had been to the state of Wu as hostage together with King Goujian of Yue. Three years later they came back and he helped Goujian to carry on a reform. At last Yue was able to defeat the state of Wu. After...
(范蠡), advisor of the Yue state during the Spring and Autumn Period - Fan Ye (historian)Fan Ye (historian)Fan Ye , courtesy name Weizong , was a Chinese historian and the compiler of Book of Later Han of Liu Song. Fan came from an official family background, he was born in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang, his ancestry was from Nanyang, Henan. His father was Fan Tai .-References:*Tan, Jiajian, ....
(范曄), Chinese historian - Fan ZhenFan ZhenFan Zhen was a Chinese philosopher of the Southern Dynasty, remembered today for his treatise Shén Miè Lùn ....
(范縝), a Chinese philosopher of the Southern Dynasty - Fan YunFan YunFan Yun was born in Wuyin and lived during the Southern Qi dynasty. He learned to write poems at the age of eight and had a quick wit. He was a personal friend of Emperor Wu, and was held authority as his prime minister without actually being so titled....
(范雲), poet and friend of Emperor Wu of Liang - Fan ZhongyanFan ZhongyanFan Zhongyan , born in Wuxian , Suzhou , was a prominent politician and literary figure in Song dynasty China. He was also a strategist and educator...
(范仲淹) - Fan ChengdaFan ChengdaFan Chengda , courtesy name Zhineng , was one of the best-known Chinese poets of the Song Dynasty , a government official, and an academic authority in geography , especially the southern provinces of China...
(范成大) - Fan Bingbing (范冰冰), Chinese actress
- Fan ChangjiangFan ChangjiangFan Changjiang , originally named Fan Xitian , was a famous journalist, reporter and author in China. Fan was born in Sichuan Province and educated at Peking University . Fan committed suicide in Henan Province at the age of 61.-Biography:Fan started his career as a journalist in 1933...
(范长江), Chinese journalist - Fan Chun YipFan Chun YipFan Chun Yip , with the nickname "zyu1-zai2" , is a goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach for South China, was in the squad of the Hong Kong national football team as a captain, and now has been promoted to become a goalkeeping coach of the national team...
(范俊業), Hong Kong soccer player - FanFanFanfanFanfan is a 1993 French romantic comedy written and directed by Alexandre Jardin, and starring Sophie Marceau and Vincent Perez...
(范瑋琪), Taiwanese singer - Fann WongFann WongFann Woon Fong , better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year...
(范文芳), Singaporean actress - Mavis FanMavis FanMavis Fan is Taiwanese pop singer who also plays flute and piano. She's also known as 'Bo Bo' or 'Little Witch'.Mavis began her singing career in the mid 90s as a pop idol, singing songs catered mostly towards children and young teenagers. For example, the lyrics to 'Health Song' encouraged daily...
(范曉萱), Taiwanese singer - Fen JieFen JieFan Jie is a female Chinese handball player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she finished eighth with the Chinese team in the women's competition. She played all seven matches as goalkeeper.-External links:*...
, Chinese badminton Olympic competitor - Vitaly FenVitaly FenVitaly Vasilievich Fen has been Uzbekistan's ambassador to South Korea since 12 November 1999. During his ambassadorship in South Korea, Fen has sought to improve economic cooperation between the two nations, stating that "I would like to especially emphasize exclusive importance of the...
(living), Uzbekistani ambassador to South Korea - Fan WeiFan WeiFan Wei , born September 2, 1962 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor and film actor, best known for his performances with Zhao Benshan in CCTV New Year’s Galas since 1995. In recent years, he has been featured in such films as Cell Phone, A World Without Thieves, If...
, Chinese film actor
Notable people with the surname Fán (樊)
- Fan Kuai (樊噲), Han Dynasty military general
- Fan Rui (樊瑞), fictional character in the Water Margin
- Jerry Fan Jia HuiMainland ChinaMainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
(樊嘉輝), porn star featured regularly in Gay Weekly