Yan (surname)

Yan (Chinese: 偃) is a Chinese surname. It is the romanization for several Chinese surnames, such as "嚴", "顏", "言", "燕", "閻", "闫" etc.

燕

See also: Yan (state) and Former Yan

Yan(燕) is Han Chinese surname, from Yan (state)'s people, Gil (姞) clan of ancient, Xianbei people. Chinese Xianbei surname Yan(燕), from Wuhuan, Donghu people, they is ancestor of Xianbei. after Han Dynasty, Xianbei people made Yan state, some get surname Yan.

閻

Yan(閻) is Han Chinese surname from feudal lords of Zhou Dynasty, and many more

嚴

Yan(嚴) is Han Chinese surname from Zhuang (莊) clan of Chu (state), old Yan/嚴 state's people, Xibe people, Yi people, Tu people, and many Xianbei at Sixteen Kingdoms

延

surname from;

• Baiyue (百越) people of Wu (state) around
• people from Western Regions (西域), maybe Xirong (西戎), or Loufan (樓煩)
• 3-stroke Xianbei surname of Northern Wei (北魏)
• Xiaowen of Northern Wei (孝文帝). Xianbei of Northern Wei move to South China, and East Asia after Sixteen Kingdoms