Is Tan the surname of a nobleman?

Tan's family originated from Si's. According to legend, when Yao controlled the water in the Central Plains, Yao sent Gun to control the water, and Gun used blocking method, which failed. It is said that Gun's wife, dream of eating, married Coix lachryma, woke up pregnant and gave birth to Yu.

After Shun ascended the throne, Yu, the son of Gun, was appointed to control the water, and Yu adopted the method of dredging, and the result was successful. After Yu succeeded in harnessing water, Shun took Yu as his surname. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, when a vassal state was established, a branch named Si was established in Tan State, with the title of Zi.

At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Huangong dominated the princes and annexed Tan Guo in the fourth year of King Zhouzhuang. Tan's son fled to Juzhou. Future generations will take the country as their surname, calling it Tan's, and history will call Tan's authentic.

Population distribution of Tan surname:

During the pre-Qin period, Tan lived in Shandong and Henan. After Qin, Han, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Tan's surname has spread to various places. In the Tang Dynasty, Tan was a famous surname in Hunan, whose subject moved from north to south.

During the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, after several major migrations and ethnic integration, the southern Tan surname was constantly enriched and developed, forming a typical southern surname. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the migration from Shandong to the northeast and the acceleration of the sinicization of Manchu Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty formed the Tan surname group in Jiaodong and Liaodong Peninsula. Finally, it created the situation of Tan surname distribution in contemporary China.