Luan (surname)

Luan (栾/欒)
Pronunciation	Luán (Mandarin)
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese

Luan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 栾 in simplified Chinese and 欒 in traditional Chinese. Luan is listed 243rd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] As of 2008, it is the 226th most common surname in China, shared by 360,000 people.^[2]

Notable people

• Luan Bin (欒賓; 8th century BC), minister of Huan Shu of Quwo
• Luan Cheng (欒成; died 709 BC), son of Luan Bin, minister of the State of Jin
• Luan Zhi (欒枝; died 622 BC), son of Luan Cheng, general of Jin
• Luan Dun (欒盾; 7th century BC), son of Luan Zhi, general of Jin
• Luan Shu (欒書; died 573 BC), son of Luan Dun, general of Jin
• Luan Yan (欒黶; died 556 BC), son of Luan Shu, general of Jin
• Luan Zhen (欒鍼; died 559 BC), younger brother of Luan Yan, general of Jin
• Luan Ying (欒盈; died 550 BC), son of Luan Yan, revolted against Jin
• Luan Fang (欒魴; 6th century BC), the only survivor of the Luan clan after its failed rebellion against Jin
• Luan Shi (欒施; 6th century BC), minister of the State of Qi
• Luan Bu (欒布; died 145 BC), Han dynasty general
• Luan Da (died 112 BC), Han dynasty religious figure
• Luan Ba (欒巴; died 168 AD), Eastern Han eunuch
• Jujie Luan (born 1958), Chinese-Canadian female fencer, Olympic champion
• Luan Jin (born 1958), badminton player, world champion
• Luan Bo (born 1965), female skater and coach
• Luan Yijun (栾义军; 1967–2009), football player
• Luan Keyong (欒克勇; born 1970), Taiwanese songwriter
• Luan Zheng (born 1984), female handball player
• Luan Yunping (栾云平; born 1984), xiangsheng performer

References

1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
2. 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.