The surname An is a Chinese Surname (Chinese: 安; pinyin: Ān) which literally means "peace" or "tranquility". It also serves as an abbreviation of Anxi (安息), meaning "Arsacid" in Chinese and can be romanized as On. Visitors to China who came from Arsacid-held territories often took the name An. In 2008, it was the 110th most common surname in the People's Republic of China, shared by over 1.7 million citizens.[1] The surname is most common in Northern China. It is the 79th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2]
During the Qin and Han Dynasty, the most common origin of the surname An was as a contraction of Anxi, meaning "Arsacid", and was thus given to people of Arsacid-territory origin, such as An Shigao, a nobleman from the Arsacid Empire. An Xuan, another Parthian, followed An Shigao to Luoyang and assisted in his translations of Buddhist texts.
During the 3rd Century, An Faqin (安法欽), a Parthian Buddhist from the Parthian Empire, came to Xijin (西晉).
Sogdian
In the Tang Dynasty period 9th century, An was also sometimes used as the name for the region of Sogdia; previously, Sogdians had exclusively used the surname of Kang (康). The addition was due to the existence of two Sogdian kingdoms, identified as An and Kangju; the state of An was accordingly named due to its occupation by the Arsacids.[5][6] It is considered one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames."[7]
An Chongzhang (安重璋), Sogdian general and Duke of Liang during the Tang Dynasty who had his name changed to Li Baoyu amid the An Lushan Rebellion (to distance himself and his family from the notoriety of the rebel An Lushan)
An Yanyan (安延偃), adoptive father of An Lushan, Iranian origin, rumoured to have been surnamed Kang originally[8]
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^An Lushan's biography in the New Book of Tang, in addition to indicating that his original name was Galuoshan, also indicated that his original surname was Kang, implying that his father was surnamed Kang. However, his biography in the Book of Tang indicated that An Lushan "originally did not have a surname." Compare Book of Tang, vol. 200, part 1, with New Book of Tang, vol. 225, part 1.
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For the related Korean surname see Ahn surname The surname An is a Chinese Surname Chinese 安 pinyin An which literally means peace or tranquility It also serves as an abbreviation of Anxi 安息 meaning Arsacid in Chinese and can be romanized as On Visitors to China who came from Arsacid held territories often took the name An In 2008 it was the 110th most common surname in the People s Republic of China shared by over 1 7 million citizens 1 The surname is most common in Northern China It is the 79th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem 2 An 安 OriginMeaning peace tranquility Region of originChinaOther namesVariant form s AhnDuring the Song Dynasty another An 俺 was a Jewish Chinese surname 3 4 Distribution of the Chinese surname An in territories claimed by the People s Republic of China Contents 1 Origins of An 安 1 1 Iranian 1 1 1 Parthian 1 1 2 Sogdian 1 2 Xueyantuo 1 3 Khitan 2 Notable people 2 1 Historical figures 2 2 Modern 2 2 1 Stage name 3 See also 4 ReferencesOrigins of An 安 EditIranian Edit Parthian Edit See also List of rulers of Parthian sub kingdoms During the Qin and Han Dynasty the most common origin of the surname An was as a contraction of Anxi meaning Arsacid and was thus given to people of Arsacid territory origin such as An Shigao a nobleman from the Arsacid Empire An Xuan another Parthian followed An Shigao to Luoyang and assisted in his translations of Buddhist texts During the 3rd Century An Faqin 安法欽 a Parthian Buddhist from the Parthian Empire came to Xijin 西晉 Sogdian Edit In the Tang Dynasty period 9th century An was also sometimes used as the name for the region of Sogdia previously Sogdians had exclusively used the surname of Kang 康 The addition was due to the existence of two Sogdian kingdoms identified as An and Kangju the state of An was accordingly named due to its occupation by the Arsacids 5 6 It is considered one of the Nine Sogdian Surnames 7 Xueyantuo Edit During the Northern Wei period in the 6th century Anchi Anzhi 安迟 was the Xianbei surname of Uyghur people 回鶻人 a division of the Hui people they later reduced the surname to An 安 During the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century the An 安 family name was used among the Xueyantuo 薛延陀 people citation needed Khitan Edit During the Qing Dynasty Ardan 阿爾丹 the Daur people 達斡爾族 were given the surname An 安 with the Ar dialect citation needed Notable people EditHistorical figures Edit An Shigao 安世高 the first Buddhist missionary to China and a former Parthian prince An Xuan who followed An Shigao to Luoyang several decades later An Faqin 安法欽 Parthian Buddhist in Xijin 西晉 the Chinese state An Lushan 安祿山 Sogdian born provincial military governor during the Tang Dynasty An Chongzhang 安重璋 Sogdian general and Duke of Liang during the Tang Dynasty who had his name changed to Li Baoyu amid the An Lushan Rebellion to distance himself and his family from the notoriety of the rebel An Lushan An Yanyan 安延偃 adoptive father of An Lushan Iranian origin rumoured to have been surnamed Kang originally 8 An Qingxu son of An Lushan An Chonghui 安重誨 a minister of Later Tang An Congjin 安從進 a general of Later Tang and Later Jin Five Dynasties An Chongrong 安重榮 a general of the Later Jin Five Dynasties Modern Edit An Qi 安琦 born 1981 Chinese football goalkeeper An Yuexi 安悦溪 born 1989 Chinese actress Shone An Taiwanese singer actor and television hostStage name Edit Amber An 安心亞 born Liao Ching ling Chinese 廖婧伶 pinyin Liao Jingling 1 Taiwanese actress singer television host and model Ady An Yi xuan 安以軒 born 吳玟靜 on 1980 Taiwanese actress and singerSee also EditAll pages with titles beginning with An All pages with titles containing An An disambiguation Ant name References Edit 中国最新300大姓排名 2008 Statistics on the number of citizens with each surname in China based on records of National Identity Cards 2009 01 06 Accessed 20 Jun 2015 in Chinese K S Tom 1989 1989 Echoes from Old China Life Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom University of Hawaii Press ISBN 0 8248 1285 9 M Avrum Ehrlich Ed The Jewish Chinese Nexus A Meeting of Civilizations Routledge UK 2008 ISBN 978 0 415 45715 6 Chang Hsiang Wen 1945 An Early Chinese Source on the Kaifeng Jewish Community Folklore Studies 4 327 331 doi 10 2307 3182906 JSTOR 3182906 Xue Zongzheng 1992 A History of the Turks Beijing Chinese Social Sciences Press ISBN 7 5004 0432 8 p 329 602 606 Ebrey Walthall Palais 2006 Encyclopedia of China Chinese History Edition 1st ed The Nine Sogdian Surnames the Sogdians Archived from the original on 2020 10 19 Retrieved 2020 06 10 An Lushan s biography in the New Book of Tang in addition to indicating that his original name was Galuoshan also indicated that his original surname was Kang implying that his father was surnamed Kang However his biography in the Book of Tang indicated that An Lushan originally did not have a surname Compare Book of Tang vol 200 part 1 with New Book of Tang vol 225 part 1 This page lists people with the surname An If an internal link intending to refer to a 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