Lan (surname 兰)

Not to be confused with Lan (surname 蓝).
Lan (兰/蘭)
PronunciationLán (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
MeaningOrchid

Lan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 兰 in simplified Chinese and 蘭 in traditional Chinese. As of 2008, it is the 154th most common surname in China, shared by 840,000 people.[1] Lan 蘭 is not listed in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2]

The people of the Xiongnu Lan (tribe) assimilated into Han Chinese culture and were given the surname Lan.

Notable people surnamed Lan

This is a Chinese name, meaning the surname is stated before the given name, though Chinese persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name.

References

  1. ^ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  3. ^ page 5 of 9 "It was written in about fourteen to fifteen century by Lan Mao, a physician of Ming Dynasty"
  4. ^ Wu G, Zhao K, Li YC, Zeng NK, Feng B, Halling R, Yang ZL (2015). "Four new genera of the fungal family Boletaceae" (PDF). Fungal Diversity. 81: 7. doi:10.1007/s13225-015-0322-0. S2CID 12387063. Lan Mao (1397–1476, Ming Dynasty), an ancient Chinese botanist