Wan's surname ranks 86th among the hundred surnames, but it has not entered the hundred surnames in Taiwan Province Province. Originated from Ji surname. Originated from Biwan in the Spring and Autumn Period. Bi Wan, a descendant of the fifteenth son Bi, practiced medicine in the State of Jin and assisted in the management of state affairs. Because of his outstanding achievements, he was named the monarch of the vassal state in Wei's hometown (now Ruicheng North, Shanxi). His descendants are very prosperous, with a surname of Wanzi, which has been passed down from generation to generation. Legend has it that Zhou Wuwang "conquered the world with ten thousand people", so some of his descendants took "ten thousand" as their surname. There is also a man surnamed Wan. During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a man named Guo Feng Guo Rui (now Chaoyang South, Dali County, Shaanxi Province). Rui's monarch is Rui Wanbo. Ripple Bay people later took that ten thousand character as their surname. In ancient times, most aristocrats with ten thousand surnames lived in Fufeng. Wan's ancestors are: Zhang Wan, a scholar of the State of Qi in the Warring States Period, was a student of Mencius and inherited the teachings of Confucius. Wan Baochang was a musician of Sui Dynasty, and studied as a pipa player since childhood. They can play all kinds of tableware, but they are designated as musicians by the court. However, the imperial court still valued his talent and invited him to participate in the formulation of music laws. However, after using his talent, he refused him, making him poor all his life. Wan Sitong was a great scholar in Qing Dynasty. He was proficient in history and geography and wrote many books.
Textual research on the origin of Wan surname II: Wan surname in Humen dialect
In Humentan, the mouth of the Pearl River, there is a town village. Now there are more than 3,500 people living in the village, 70% of whom are surnamed Wan. Wan Puwen, a descendant of Wan surname: "Wan surname is the main surname. The other went to John Wan. It is said that the origin of our surname is like the couplet in our ancestral temple, which reads' Divide the state of Jin and tie up Fengcheng'. The state of Jin is now that place in Shaanxi, and that place in Shanxi seems to be Fufeng County. Fengcheng is now Jiangxi, and now Jiangxi also has our family tree, which can also be found. First moved to the security guard, formerly called Xin' an, and then from Xin' an to our town, it is estimated that it was the time of the Ming Dynasty. "