Lan is the Mandarin

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally writte ...

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Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' o ...

romanization of the Chinese surname written in

simplified Chinese Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to: Mathematics Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example * Simplification of algebraic expressions, ...

and in

traditional Chinese A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays ...

. As of 2008, it is the 154th most common surname in China, shared by 840,000 people. Lan 蘭 is not listed in the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

classic text ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dy ...

''. The people of the

Xiongnu The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 20 ...

Lan (tribe) The Lan () tribe was one of the five member tribes of the old Xiongnu people who lived during the Han Dynasty in Northern Wei. History The Xiongnu people had five tribes: Luandi, Xubu, Huyan, Lan, and Qiulin. According to the Chinese assimilation ...

assimilated into Han Chinese culture and were given the surname Lan.

Notable people surnamed Lan

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Chinese name Chinese names or Chinese personal names are names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Chinese-speaking world throughout East and Southeast Asia (ESEA). In addition, many names used in Japan, Korea and Vietnam are ofte ...

, meaning the surname is stated the given name, though Chinese persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name. * Consort Lan ( 兰淑仪; 4th century), mother of

Murong Chui Murong Chui (; 326–396), courtesy name Daoming (道明), Xianbei name Altun (阿六敦), formally Emperor Chengwu of (Later) Yan ((後)燕成武帝) was a great general of the Xianbei-led Chinese Former Yan dynasty who later became the foundi ...

, founding emperor of

Later Yan Yan, known in historiography as the Later Yan (; 384 – 407 or 409) was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xianbei people, located in modern-day northeast China, during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. All rulers of the Later Yan declared them ...

Lan Han Lan Han (; died August 15, 398) was an official and a consort kin of the Xianbei-led Chinese Later Yan dynasty, who killed the emperor Murong Bao (Emperor Huimin) in 398 and briefly took over the regime before being killed by Murong Bao's son M ...

(蘭汗; died 398), Later Yan official who briefly usurped the throne * Princess Lan (蘭王妃; 4th–5th century), wife of

Murong Sheng Murong Sheng (; 373–401), courtesy name Daoyun (道運), formally Emperor Zhaowu of (Later) Yan ((後)燕昭武帝), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Later Yan dynasty of China. He was the oldest son of Murong Bao (Emperor Huimin), and after ...

, emperor of Later Yan * Lan Qin (蘭欽),

Liang dynasty The Liang dynasty (), alternatively known as the Southern Liang () in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the third of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. It was preceded by the South ...

general * Lan Jing ( 蘭京; died 549), son of Lan Qin, assassinated

Gao Cheng Gao Cheng (; 521–549), courtesy name Zihui (子惠), formally Prince Wenxiang of Bohai (勃海文襄王), later further posthumously honored by Northern Qi as Emperor Wenxiang (文襄皇帝) with the temple name Shizong (世宗), was the paramou ...

, emperor of

Northern Qi Qi, known as the Northern Qi (), Later Qi (後齊) or Gao Qi (高齊) in historiography, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It ruled the eastern part of northern China ...

* Lan Mao ( 蘭茂; 1397–1470)

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

poet and author on medicine,page 5 of 9
"It was written in about fourteen to fifteen century by Lan Mao, a physician of Ming Dynasty" who is the namesake of the fungal genus ''

Lanmaoa ''Lanmaoa'' is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. It was circumscribed by Chinese mycologists Nian-Kai Zeng and Zhu L. Yang in 2015 to contain several species formerly classified in the genus ''Boletus'' ('' L. carminipes'', '' L.&nbs ...

'' * Lan Dixi ( 蘭第錫; 1736–1797),

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

Vice Minister of War * Lan Pu ( 兰浦; 19th century), Qing dynasty author *

Lan Fu Lan Fu () is a former deputy mayor of Xiamen, China. He was convicted in 2000 on corruption charges related to a US$6 billion smuggling racket and is currently serving a life sentence in prison. On June 4, 2005, former Chinese diplomat Chen Y ...

( 兰馥; 1885–1964), general of the

Yunnan clique The Yunnan clique () was one of several mutually hostile cliques or factions that split from the Beiyang Government in the Republic of China's warlord era. It was named for Yunnan Province. History Kunming Uprising When the 1911 Revolutio ...

Lan Xichun Lan Xichun (; 1907–1995) was a surgeon of general surgery and cardio-thoracic surgery. He did the first splenic-renal vein anastomotic operation in China. He improved the operation of cholelithiasis and laid the foundation of hepatobiliary sur ...

(兰锡纯; 1907–1995), pioneering surgeon * Lan Lijun ( 兰立俊), Chinese ambassador to Indonesia, Canada, and Sweden * Lan Shili ( 兰世立; born 1966), founder and former CEO of East Star Airlines * Lan Xuan ( 蘭萱; born 1966), Taiwanese TV presenter * Lan Wei (蘭衛; born 1968), Olympic diver * Lan Boning ( 兰泊宁; born 1971), novelist * Lan Ya Ming (兰雅明; 1972-2002), Chinese teacher and murder victim who was killed in Singapore * Lan Xiaolong ( 兰晓龙; born 1973), screenwriter and novelist * Lan Lixin (兰丽新; born 1979), middle-distance runner * Lan Yu (兰玉; born 1986), fashion designer * Lan Xing (兰兴; born 1990), Olympic shooter

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