Family name origins & meanings
- Chinese :
from a place name, Wan City, that existed
during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) in Shaanxi province.
Descendants of a marquise who was granted the territory adopted the
city name as their surname. - Chinese :
variant of
Wen 1. - Chinese :
variant of Yin 1. - Dutch : occupational name for a maker or seller of winnowing fans, from Latin vannus.
- Scottish : variant of Wann.