Fan (范)
A Taiwanese surname.
范 Fan
- Zhuyin
- ㄈㄢˋ
- Pinyin
- fàn
- Wade-Giles
- Fan
- Taiwanese Hokkien (Tâi-lô)
- Huān
- Hakka (Sixian)
- fam⁵⁵
- Rank in Taiwan
- 51st most common surname, roughly 0.34% of the population (2023 Ministry of the Interior figures)
What the character means
In classical usage it means 'rule, model' and 'mould' (like 範).
Where the surname comes from
Tradition traces it to Shi Hui (士會) of the state of Jin, descended from Emperor Yao's line, who was granted the fief of Fan (范); his descendants took the fief's name. Hall name (堂號): 高平堂.
Saying it 我姓范 — wǒ xìng fàn (ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄢˋ), "my family name is 范"
Sources: rank and share, 內政部 全國姓名統計分析 (Ministry of the Interior, National Name Statistics), data as of 2023-06-30. Taiwanese Hokkien readings, 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (MOE Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi), 百家姓 appendix. Hakka, 教育部臺灣客語辭典 (MOE Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka), 百家姓表, Sixian (四縣腔).