The Tan Surname
Tan Name Meaning and History
- Chinese
: from the name of the state of Tan during
the Zhou dynasty. After Wu Wang established the Zhou dynasty in 1122
bc, he enfeoffed the state of Tan to a descendant of the
model emperor Yu (2205–2198 bc), with the status of
Viscount. Descendants adopted the name of the state Tan as their
surname. - Chinese
: said to be from the name of a
certain King Tan of the state of Song, a 36th-generation descendant of
its founder (see Song). - Chinese
: variant
of Chen. - Chinese
: there are two groups of
bearers of the character for this surname: one pronounced Tan, and the
other Qin (see Qin), although both are represented with the
same character. - Korean: there are three Chinese characters for this surname; two of them are used by clans that now have only one surviving family each, according to a recent census. Some records indicate that there are 10 clans that use the third character for their surname, but only two can be documented: the Kangüm clan and the Yönan clan. Neither of these clans is very large.
- Filipino: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 9 - Messages: 12
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| TAN Sonny 1932-1993 |
 t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| TAN Bobby 1968-1998 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| TAN Ida J W FRY 1878 1931 wife of L L Fry |
t42IOOF_DenCoTX
| 0 |
| TAN Bernadine Keng 1960-1991 |
t42Moore
| 0 |
| Interested to find ancestors but don't know where to start. | Angelina | 3 |
| TAN , Peter Anderson of Alfsborg Township , Sibley County, Minnesota |
mncruise
| 0 |
| Lost Relative | J Tarlton | 0 |
| James Tan(Tanner?)born 1825 who lived in Circleville, Ohio | M.Mathis | 0 |
| search | Mary Fulcher Tan | 0 |
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