The 范 surname

Fan (范) is one of the surnames of Taishan. It comes from the line of Liu Lei (刘累), a descendant of Emperor Yao (尧), and takes its name from a fief.^[1]

Origin of the surname[edit]

According to the Yuanhe Compendium of Surnames (《元和姓纂》), the Fan are descendants of Liu Lei, a descendant of Emperor Yao: in the Zhou this line was called the Tangdu (唐杜) clan; after King Xuan of Zhou destroyed the state of Du (杜), Xishu (隰叔), son of the Earl of Du (杜伯), fled to the state of Jin, where he served as judge (shishi, 士师), and his descendants took the office as their clan name, the Shi (士) clan; Xishu's great-grandson Shi Hui (士会; Fan Wuzi, 范武子) was a senior minister (shangqing) of Jin with Fan (范) as his fief, and his descendants then took the fief as their clan name, the Fan. After him, Fan Wenzi (范文子), Fan Xuanzi (范宣子) and Fan Xianzi (范献子) were senior ministers of Jin, generation after generation.^[1]

How the Fan came to Taishan and where they live is yet to be added. Family members who know more are welcome to edit this article.