The Yan family mainly comes from the system of the son of the Yan family and the grandson of the Yellow Emperor. The 14th Shang Dynasty was established with Shang, and Yan was a descendant of Yin Shang. The Yan family came from the official surname of the Song Dynasty. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was sealed in the Song State (now Shangqiu) as a food city called Yan, and later generations took the city as their surname (now surname).

Yan surname, or a typical Han surname, ranks 202nd in today's surname list, with a population of about 578,000, accounting for 0.036% of the total population of China. ) In Taiwan Province Province, Yan did not enter the top 100.

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Yan name:

1, Yan

Yan (1904- 1984), formerly known as Yan. A native of Liling County, Hunan Province. 1923 Join Anyuan Road and Mine Workers' Club. He used to be the captain of Anyuan coal mine workers' picket team. 1926 joined China. 1928 participated in Liling riots, and joined the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants in the same year.

2. Yan Qingming

Yan Qingming (1900- 1933.9) was born in Dawu County, Hubei Province. Joined China in his early years. When I was young, I lived by herding cattle to landlords and selling long-term jobs. 1February, 930, joined the Red Guards at the mouth of Dawu County.

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