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Type Surname (from location)
Scripts 楊(Traditional Chinese ) 杨(Chinese ) Ян(Russian )
Other Forms Forms Yang, Yeung
Russified form of
Yang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Type Surname (from location)
Scripts 严(Chinese ) 嚴(Traditional Chinese )
From Chinese 严 (yán) referring to the ancient fief of Yan Jun (嚴君) that existed in what is now Sichuan province.
Type Surname (from location)
Scripts 阎(Chinese ) 閻(Traditional Chinese )
From Chinese 阎 (yán) meaning "gate", also referring to a fief that existed in the ancient state of Jin in what is now Shanxi province.
Type Surname (from location)
Scripts 颜(Chinese ) 顏(Traditional Chinese )
From Chinese 颜 (yán) meaning "face, countenance", also referring to the ancient fief of Yan that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.