Trần (陳) or Tran is a common

Vietnamese surname Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Eastern name order. * A family name (normally patrilineal, The father’s family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name). ...

. More than 10% of all Vietnamese people share this surname. It is derived from the common Chinese surname Chen.

History

The Tran ruled the

Trần dynasty The Trần dynasty, ( Vietnamese: Nhà Trần, chữ Nôm: 茹陳）also known as the House of Trần, was a Vietnamese dynasty that ruled over the Kingdom of Đại Việt from 1225 to 1400. The dynasty was founded when emperor Trần Thá ...

, a golden era in Vietnam, and successfully withheld the

Mongol invasions of Vietnam Four major military campaigns were launched by the Mongol Empire, and later the Yuan dynasty, against the kingdom of Đại Việt (modern-day northern Vietnam) ruled by the Trần dynasty and the kingdom of Champa (modern-day central Vietnam) ...

, introducing improvements to Chinese

gunpowder Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon (in the form of charcoal) and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). Th ...

. During the Tran dynasty, arts and sciences flourished, and

Chữ Nôm Chữ Nôm (, ; ) is a logographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. It uses Chinese characters ('' Chữ Hán'') to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represent ...

was used for the first time in mainstream poetry. Emperor

Trần Nhân Tông Trần Nhân Tông (7 December 1258–16 December 1308), personal name Trần Khâm, temple name Nhân Tông, was the third emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1278 to 1293. After ceding the throne to his son Tr� ...

was a great reformer of Chu Nom and the first emperor to use Chu Nom in Vietnamese poetry.

List of people surnamed Tran

* Trần Bình Trọng (1259–1285), Vietnamese general *

Trần Đại Quang Trần Đại Quang (12 October 1956 – 21 September 2018) was a Vietnamese politician and former police general who served as the eighth President of Vietnam from 2 April 2016 until his death in 2018. Trần Đại Quang was elected to the post ...

(1956–2018), President of Vietnam *

Trần Độ Trần Độ (1923–2002) was a Vietnamese politician and Lieutenant General of the People's Army of Vietnam. He was expelled from the Communist Party of Vietnam due to his opposing and critical opinions of the party and the state of Vietnam, ...

(1923–2002), lieutenant general of the People's Army of Vietnam and political reformer *

Trần Đức Lương Trần Đức Lương (born 5 May 1937) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the fifth President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker ''Historical Dictionary of Vietnam'', 2006, p. 371. entry Trần Đức Lươ ...

(born 1937), President of Vietnam *

(1225–1400), rulers of Đại Việt/Vietnam * Later Trần dynasty (1407–1413), period of unrest in Đại Việt/Vietnam *

Trần Hưng Đạo Trần Hưng Đạo (; 1228–1300), real name Trần Quốc Tuấn (陳國峻), also known as Grand Prince Hưng Đạo (''Hưng Đạo Đại Vương'' - 興道大王), was a Vietnamese royal prince, statesman and military commander of Đạ ...

(1228–1300), prince, statesman, military commander of Đại Việt/Vietnam, whom repelled two out of three major Mongol invasions in late 13th century * Trần Kim Tuyến (1925–1995), chief of intelligence of South Vietnam *

Trần Lệ Xuân Trần Lệ Xuân (22 August 1924 – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the ''de facto'' First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor ...

(1924–2011), also known as

Madame Nhu Trần Lệ Xuân (22 August 1924 – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the ''de facto'' First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor ...

, politician of South Vietnam * Tran My Van (active 1986–2006), Vietnamese Australian academic in history and Asian studies * Trần Ngọc Tâm (fl 1957–64), member of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam *

(1258–1308), given name Trần Khâm, emperor of Trần dynasty, *

Trần Phú Trần Phú (1 May 1904 in Tuy An District – 6 September 1931) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and the first general secretary of the Indochinese Communist Party, later renamed the Communist Party of Vietnam. Biography Trần Phú was born ...

(1804-1931), Vietnamese General Secretary of Indochinese Communist Party *

Trần Quang Khôi Brigadier General Trần Quang Khôi (born January 24, 1930) was a general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). He commanded the ARVN III Armor Brigade and III Corps (South Vietnam), III Corps Assault Task Force (ATF) throughout III Cor ...

(born 1930), general of Army of the Republic of Vietnam *

, an imperial prince, statesman and military commander of

Đại Việt Đại Việt (, ; literally Great Việt), often known as Annam ( vi, An Nam, Chữ Hán: 安南), was a monarchy in eastern Mainland Southeast Asia from the 10th century AD to the early 19th century, centered around the region of present-day H ...

military forces during the

. *

Trần Thái Tông Trần Thái Tông (17 July 1218 – 5 May 1277), personal name Trần Cảnh or Trần Nhật Cảnh, temple name Thái Tông, was the first emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigned Đại Việt for 33 years (1226–58), being Retired Emperor ...

(1218–1277), emperor of Trần dynasty, *

Trần Thánh Tông Trần Thánh Tông (October 12, 1240 – July 3, 1290), personal name Trần Hoảng (), was the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Nhân Tông, Thán ...

(1240–1290), given name Trần Hoảng (陳晃), emperor of Trần dynasty *

Trần Thiện Khiêm General Trần Thiện Khiêm (; 15 December 1925 – 24 June 2021) was a South Vietnamese soldier and politician, who served as an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was born in Saigon, Cochinchina, Frenc ...

(1925–2021), officer in Army of the Republic of Vietnam *

Trần Thủ Độ Prince Trung Võ Trần Thủ Độ ( vi-hantu, 陳守度, 1194–1264) was a general and leader of the Trần clan during the reign of Lý Huệ Tông and Lý Chiêu Hoàng of Vietnam. Trần Thủ Độ was credited for overthrowing the Lý dy ...

(1194–1264), general, leader of Trần clan *

Trần Trọng Kim Trần Trọng Kim (Chữ Nôm: ; 1883 – December 2, 1953), courtesy name Lệ Thần, was a Vietnamese scholar and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the short-lived Empire of Vietnam, a state established with the support of Impe ...

(1883–1953), courtesy name Lệ Thần, Vietnamese scholar, Prime Minister of Empire of Vietnam *

Trần Tử Bình Trần Tử Bình (1907–1967) was a Vietnamese revolutionary who later became one of the first generals of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1948) and Vietnam's Ambassador to People's Republic of China (1959–1967). Trần Tử Bình was ori ...

(1907–1967), Vietnamese revolutionary, general of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, ambassador *

Trần Văn Đôn Trần Văn Đôn (August 17, 1917 – 1997) was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and one of the principal figures in the 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état which overthrew President Ngô Đình Diệm. Personal life Đôn w ...

(1917–1998), general in Army of the Republic of Vietnam *

Trần Văn Hai Brigadier General Trần Văn Hai (1927-1975) was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He was born in Cần Thơ. Military service In 1951, Hai graduated from the Dalat Military Academy, Class 7. In 1968, he was commanding the Ran ...

(died 1976), brigadier general in Army of the Republic of Vietnam *

Trần Văn Hữu Trần Văn Hữu (1895 – 17 January 1985) served as president of the government of Cochinchina from 1948 to 1949, then as Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam from 1950 to 1952. Early life He was born in 1895, in Long My village, Chau Tha ...

(1896–1984), president of government of Cochinchina, Prime Minister of State of Vietnam *

Trần Văn Hương Trần Văn Hương (陳文香, 1 December 1902 – 27 January 1982) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the penultimate president of South Vietnam for a week in April 1975 prior to its surrender to the communist forces of North Vietnam. ...

(1903–1982), president of South Vietnam * Trần Văn Khắc (1902-1990), founder of Vietnamese Scouting movement *

Charles Tran Van Lam Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(1913–2001), Minister for Foreign Affairs for Republic of Vietnam * Trần Văn Minh, also known as Sylvain Trần Văn Minh (1923–2009), diplomat, general of Army of the Republic of Vietnam *

Trần Văn Trà Nguyễn Chấn, known as Trần Văn Trà (1918 – April 20, 1996) was a Vietnamese general. He was a commander in the Vietcong; a member of the Central Committee of the Lao Dong Party ( Workers' Party of Vietnam) from 1960 to 1982; a lieutena ...

, Nguyễn Chấn, known as Trần Văn Trà (1918–1996), Vietnamese general * Trần Văn Thủy (born 1940), Vietnamese documentary film director * Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức (born 1966) Vietnamese engineer, entrepreneur, human rights activist, prisoner of conscience * Trần Hiếu Ngân (born 1972), Vietnamese Taekwando athlete * Trần Thu Hà, also known as Hà Trần (born 1977), Vietnamese singer, producer *

Levy Tran Levy Tran (born November 16, 1983), born as Vy Le Tran, is an American actress and model, best known for her role as Roenick in the 2018 film '' The First Purge'', Desi Nguyen in ''MacGyver'', the guest hostess to MTV's ''Guy Code'', for her app ...

(born 1983), American actress, model * Natalie Tran (born 1986), Australian video blogger *

Roni Tran Binh Trong Roni Trần Bình Trong is a Finnish singer of Vietnamese ancestry who rose to popularity after placing sixth in '' Idols Finland 2'', the Finnish version of ''Pop Idol''. He was born in a refugee camp in Thailand, but went to Finland at the age ...

(born 1987), Finnish singer *

Karrueche Tran Karrueche Tran ( ; born May 17, 1988) is an American actress and model. From 2013 to 2016, she starred as Vivian Johnson in the web series '' The Bay''. For producing the series, she won two Daytime Emmy Awards. Her return to ''The Bay'' for i ...

(born 1988), American actress * Trần Lê Quốc Toàn (born 1989), Vietnamese Olympic weightlifter *

Kelly Marie Tran Kelly Marie Tran (born Loan Tran, January 17, 1989) is an American actress. She began acting in 2011, with most of her roles being in short film and television. She came to global prominence for her role as Rose Tico in the ''Star Wars'' seque ...

(born 1989), American actress *

Trần Thị Thùy Dung Trần Thị Thùy Dung (born February 18, 1990 in Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam) was crowned as Miss Vietnam 2008 on August 31 in Hội An. Miss Vietnam 2008 Tran Thi Thuy Dung was the tallest contestant (1,78m - 2008) with body measurements 86 - 61, ...

(born 1990), Miss Vietnam winner * Lana Condor (born 1997), birth name Tran Dong Lan, American actress * Thalia Tran, American actress

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tran Vietnamese-language surnames Surnames of Vietnamese origin vi:Trần

History

List of people surnamed Tran

See also

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