Han Clan｜The Han Clan of Nanyang: A Line of the Ji Surname｜The Surname Archive·SoChina

Central Plains Origin

OriginsOrigin

Main line: descended from the Ji surname, of the Zhou royal house; enfeoffed at Hanyuan and taking the place name as their surname. With the founding of the State of Han in the Warring States period, the clan grew.

Multiple origins: surname changes by ethnic minorities.

Root point: Hanyuan, Shanxi.

Migration RoutesMigration Routes

▸ Domestic migration: rose in Shanxi; spread across the Central Plains in the Warring States era; crossed south to Jiangnan in the Song; in the Ming and Qing, the Hongtong migrations and the exodus to Manchuria, with a few branches entering Fujian and Guangdong.

▸ Overseas branch: the Han of Fujian and Guangdong went to Nanyang from the late Qing onward.

Cultural SymbolsCULTURAL SYMBOLS

CommanderyNanyang 南阳

Hall NameNanyang Tang 南阳堂

Family PreceptsStand on loyalty and trust; revere learning and scholarship

Ancient NotablesHan Fei, Han Xin

Overseas Community Leaders[To be added]

Classic StoryHan Xin’s Humiliation at the Crotch

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The Han mainstream hall name is Nanyang Tang, tracing to Hanyuan in Shanxi. Fujian and Guangdong are the emigrant homelands, and Han clans at home and abroad hold regular reunions.