Yan, Yan Yan Yan) name is today more than writing the word "Yan", Jane source out five:

1, from ji, as the origin of the yellow emperor millet, after sun's to fief.According to the origin of surname, such as millet, after the sun there is origin from ji, spiritual founder of their people.12 the ancient male Dan sun king father say again too.He has three sons: too, zhongyong of wu and JiLi.Ji fa, the seal is too "great-grandson ZhongYi in yan township (now shanxi AnYi).The offspring of ZhongYi fiefs to yan as a surname.

2, from ji for chow hong king, also with fiefs called surname.According to the annals, clan "contained, Zhou Zhao Heidi's younger son defect hand there is a word" yan ".Then extract epurated from a letter he Yan Cheng (now in northern shaanxi area), followed by sons fiefs as surname.

3, from ji, for shu yu of tang, also with fiefs called surname.Annals, according to the clan ", carried by the spring and autumn period, jin taken into male son, blocked in yan, after being destroyed by the state of jin.Taken offspring are scattered in hilo-systems, han ju xingyang, their sons to fiefs called surname.

4, from other national the surname.As manchuria roberto muzzi's surname yan, daur goyal's surname yan, other such as Mongolia, back to have this name.

More than 5, Yan Xing today Jane writing the word "yan".And there was a 闫姓 for Yan Xing don't say.According to the name of spectrum, yan, yan surname.According to the JiYun in tone, yan "with Yan Yi, common use.Of the same origin for yan, yan surname, are all descendants of the yellow emperor family, descendants of the dragon, so the 闫姓 and Yan Xing tong he tong is taiyuan, their family residence is ancient taiyuan county (say 闫姓 family in tianshui).Because Yan Xing is "common use" into yan, creates a yan, yan surname, so, in the "of" two surname coexist.

Surname ancestor: ZhongYi.Yan Xing from ji, when at the zhou clan leader ancient male ジ (also called wang) had three sons: too (Thailand), zhongyong of wu and JiLi.Younger son JiLi quite talented, and gave birth to a son, chang (i.e., king wen of zhou), is rather too would heart, and said, "I when a xing, in the prosperous!"Eldest son too taber and second zhongyong of wu in order to let father, come true escape in three wu area.After ji fa shang completely, in addition to after the zhongyong of wu to wu, and put too taber's great-grandson ZhongYi sealed in the yan township, thus ZhongYi offspring take for's principality, call ZhongYi Yan Xing surname ancestor.