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.