Nan (surname)

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) is a two-syllable family name from the city name "Nangong" (南宮), later reduce a surname to Nan (南).

• 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).
• Nanguo River (南果河) is a right-hand tributary of Mekong river in Menghai County, Yunnan, China

There is a large population of Nan families in Guayaquil Ecuador. This Nan family migrated from China to Ecuador in the early 40s.