The surname Zhan is one of the Chinese surnames, and there are various theories about its origin, one of which is that the surname Zhan comes from the surname Ji, after King Wen of Zhou. There are many sons of King Wen of Zhou, and one of them has the surname of the country, that is, the surname Zhan;In addition, there is also a saying that the surname Zhan comes from the ancient fief or official name, such as the "Yuan He Surname Compilation" mentioned in the "Zhan family name from the surname Ji, the son of King Xuan of Zhou, sealed in Zhan, and the descendants take the country as the clan." ”；There is also a saying that the surname Zhan comes from the changed surname of the ethnic minority, such as the "History of the Ming Dynasty" mentioned that "the Zhan family lives in Shangrao County, Guangxin Prefecture, from the Southern Barbarians, because of the Tang Dynasty, all depreciate the state, and the descendants live in Yan." However, it is certain that the long history and ** of the surname Zhan have undergone many evolutions and inheritances.
According to the records of the "Yuan and Surname Compilation", the son of King Wen of Zhou had a group with the country as the surname, that is, the surname Zhan, at that time, the Zhan state also became one of the important vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty, and its geographical location was located in the area of Runan County in today's Henan Province, during this period, the population with the surname Zhan was mainly distributed in the Central Plains.
According to the records of the "History of the Ming Dynasty", one of the surnames Zhan originated from the changed surnames of ethnic minorities. At that time, the Zhan family in Shangrao County, Guangxin Prefecture was relegated to Luzhou due to officialdom frustration, and later gradually integrated into the local ethnic minorities, and during this period, the population surnamed Zhan gradually spread to the south.
According to the record of "Surname Strategy", during the Tang Xuanzong period, a person named Zhan Dun was named the Duke of Yan Guo, and his descendants took the country as their surname, and during this period, the population with the surname Zhan gradually spread to the north.
According to the records of "Guangxin Mansion Chronicles", the Zhan family in Shangrao County, Guangxin Prefecture was demoted to Luzhou because of officialdom frustration and was integrated into the local ethnic minorities, and the population surnamed Zhan spread to the south.
After many migrations and diffusions, the population with the surname Zhan is now widely distributed in China, mainly in Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other regions.