Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Chinese Scripts 孙(Chinese) 孫(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /swən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 孙 (sūn) meaning "grandchild, descendant". A famous bearer of the surname was Sun Tzu, the 6th-century BC author of The Art of War. Related NamesDetails RootsūnVariantSuenOther Languages & CulturesSon(Korean) User SubmissionSun Categories Chocolatier characters, Crosby Stills Nash Young lyrics, English nouns, English verbs, family, isograms, Jackson Browne lyrics, NBA players, Townes Van Zandt songs, word names