All surnames, Han surnames, are rare. Traditional characters are traditional characters, but they can also be traditional characters. The three words "Xuan", "Fan" and "Fan" can be used universally and have the same meaning and surname in life. There are just some strict requirements on the documents.
First, the source of surname
Fan: At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, his son was sealed in Fandi, and a Fanguo was established. His descendants take the country name as their surname. "Fan" is located in the southwest of huixian city today, that is, the northwest of Fancheng Village, Beiyunmen Township. The website still exists, but there are few surnames. Fan Yaozhuang people in Xiangcheng County, Henan Province are all surnamed Fan.
Second, about the origin of all surnames, many ancient surnames are recorded:
1, "Family Name Solution 1 13 Part B": "Fan, Ji surname." The records in Guang, Ji Jiu Jian Xia Xia and Xing Yuan are the same: "Fan, surname. Later, it was KATTO, the son of Duke Zhou. " "Tongzhi Er Liu Er takes the country as his surname" records in more detail: "Fan Shi: After KATTO, the second son of the Duke of Zhou, he became a vassal in Zhou Ji. Huangfu Mi said, "The Fan family avoided the chaos of Qin and added water to the flood.". The records of the Dong-18th Ji family in Wenshang County, Shandong Province and yanshi city, Henan Province all recorded: "Duke Zhou and his youngest son were appointed princes everywhere, and the country was the surname. The Dictionary of Surnames in Ancient and Modern China said: "This is based on the country and comes from the surname Ji. Guo Fan Old Town is located in the southwest of huixian city. "Obviously is the descendant of the Yellow Emperor.
2, clerical error or simplification. Another part of Fan's population was changed to Fan's because of a clerical error or for the sake of simplicity. This is the same as some Xiao surnames changed to Xiao surnames.