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).

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