Pan

Pan (潘) is a Chinese family name.

A Chinese surname that is often romanized as Poon, Pun, or Pon.^[1] The surname is spelled as Ban (formerly, Pan) in South Korea and Phan in Vietnam.

One source lists Ji Sun, a descendant of Zhou Wen Wang as to being the origin of this surname.^[2] With his descendants having taken up the name of the area he governed, situated north of Shaanxi.

Another source Pan came from the last name Mi(zh:芈), a noble family of the Chu kingdom. Later, the Mis changed their name to Pan. Among their descendents, there was a noble named Pan Chong. Pan served as Regent (Kingmaker) and advisor in the Chu kingdom. When King Chu Cheng Wang decided to relinquish throne to his younger son instead, Pan Chong aided the elder prince Shang Chen instead. This led to the suicide of Zhou Cheng Wang. For Pan's contribution, King Shang Chen gave Pan the title of the "Royal Tutor" and gave him all the wealth that he had accumulated while he was a prince. The Pan family thus had a very high social status in the Chu kingdom.

Famous people

• Pan An
• Pan Zhang
• Ban Ki-moon 潘基文 반기문 (UN Secretary General)
• Pan Qingfu One of the greatest living kung fu grandmasters in the world
• Wilber Pan 潘瑋柏 (entertainer)
• Phan Dinh Phung Vietnamese military leader
• Phan Boi Chau Vietnamese anti-colonial activist
• Phan Chu Trinh Vietnamese anti-colonial activist
• Phan Khac Suu President of South Vietnam
• Phan Huy Quat Prime Minister of South Vietnam

References

1. ^ "Ancestry, Pan Name Meaning and History". www.ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/pan-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
2. ^ "Yutopian, origin of the surname Pan, Poon". www.yutopian.com. http://www.yutopian.com/names/14/14pan52.html. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 

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