Quan

Quan (Chinese: 全|权｜权; pinyin: quán), known as Chuen in Cantonese, is a rare Chinese family name. The Quan surname first appeared in Shaanxi Province using the homophone character 泉 (meaning water spring). However for unknown reasons, the family changed it to 全 many centuries later.

Origins

Basically, the "Quan(Surname)" the source said there are three recognized: The source of the "Quan(Surname)" of the earliest came from Zhou Dynasty. Official position related, according to some wholly contained Chuan surname genealogy. From the Western Zhou Dynasty, in his official for the surname; According to "oyster-qi booths throughout the spectrum's World" contains the whole name from Stephen surname, the Western Zhou Dynasty, when the official Youquan House. By Zhou belong to officials in charge of currency exchange and fair trade.In past,the Chinese coins were called spring, the entire House official Officials for the future generations to name, surname became Stephen. By Stephen with homonyms, so some change for the whole-chuen, said Quan's.
In the Qing Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of China, some of the Aisin Gioro changed their surnames to "Quan";

Other variations

Jeon(全), as used in Korea
Kwon(權), as used in Korea

Translation

The word "Quan" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Indonesian.

Translation(s) in other languages: Russian: Цюань (фамилия), Chinese: 全姓.