Yan (Yān) surname has a simple origin, which comes from Yan's family and takes the country name and place of residence as the surname. According to legend, Zhuan Xu's great-grandson named Lu Zhong gave birth to six sons, and the fourth son named Qiu Yan. In the Xia Dynasty, the descendants of Yan were sealed in Yan (now north of Yanling County, Henan Province) in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which was called Yan Hou in history and was established. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Guo Yan was destroyed by the State of Zheng, and the descendants of Zhijun took the country as their surname, which was called Yanshi. Later, the State of Yan belonged to the State of Chu, and there was a doctor in the State of Chu who worked as a Yin, and his descendants were also called the State of Yan. Get a surname: seeking words. According to legend, the fourth son of Lu Zhong, Emperor Sun Yuan of Zhuan Xu, was named Qiu Yan, who was sealed in Qiang State, which is now a place in the northwest of Xinzheng County, Henan Province. It was called Huiren when it was named locally. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, some descendants of this religion were sealed in Yan (now north of Yanling County, Henan Province) and established. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Guo Yan was destroyed by the State of Zheng, and the descendants of Chiyou still took the State as their surname, which was called Yanshi. Later, Yan State was annexed by Chu State and changed to a county. A doctor of Chu State was also appointed as Yin of Yan County, and his descendants took the feudal city as their surname, which was called Yan's. King Chu Ping's minister of rebellion is a descendant of Dr. Chu. According to a survey of surnames, Zhou Guoming took the country as his surname. Therefore, the descendants of the Yan family are required to be the ancestors of the Yan family.
In Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province province, Yan did not enter the top 100. Yan family originated in Guo Yan in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, with a history of more than 2,000 years. The Yan family took the country as their surname in the Zhou Dynasty and was born in Yanling County, Henan Province. According to historical records, Lu Zhong's fourth son was sealed in Yong country, also known as Hui people, and was sealed in Yan country in the Western Zhou Dynasty, but was destroyed by Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later generations took Yan as their surname. There are not many records about Yan's early activities in ancient books. But in ancient and medieval history books, there is no record of Yan's surname. Until the Ming Dynasty, several famous people, such as Gao Yan, Yan Guizhi and Yan, were all famous good officials. Yan lives in Fanyang County (which will be changed to Fanyang County in the Three Kingdoms Period, located in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province, Changping County and fangshan county) and Taiyuan County (located in Taiyuan in the Qin Dynasty, later changed to Taiyuan County, where Jinyang is located, in the southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province).