The surname Duan is the surname of the country of Dali.
The ancestors came from a branch of the Zhou royal family with the surname Ji, which originated from the Zheng family. The original meaning of the word Duan means to hammer or temper. The origin of the word Duan is related to the mining of stones and polishing of stone tools. Its origin should be very ancient. Ancient ancestors learned to use and make tools at the earliest stage of human history. In the long and long prehistoric era, the tools used by humans were mainly stone tools and ground stone tools.
Duan refers to craftsmen and managers who specialize in forging. Duan made great contributions to creating the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation and promoting the development of Chinese society and history. The surname Duan is one of the surnames with Chinese characters, ranking 218th in "Hundred Family Surnames". In 2006, China's population with the surname Duan ranked 82nd, and it is also distributed in South Korea.
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Most of the existing Duan family genealogies were compiled in the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China, especially those in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. At the end of the 20th century, the trend of revising genealogies became popular again. The modern and contemporary Duan family tree, in addition to inheriting the excellent parts of the traditional morality of the Chinese nation, has also shown strong democratic ideas since the early 20th century. He advocated strengthening the clan and rejuvenating the country.
There are now more than 100 kinds of family genealogy records of Duan surnamed in the collections of social science research units in libraries at all levels. There are more than a thousand kinds collected by Duan family among the people.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Duan surname