Quan is Chinese

Chinese language

The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 family name. Kwon alike Cantonese, Quan is Mandarin(Beijing dialect). surname quan have 4~5 kinds source, and etc anomaly. quan is gradually extinct surname in China's long history. Maybe past's quan clan mostly change surname, so just now little. Ranked 401 in book "100 kinds surname"(百家姓)"

History of 權

1. Quan (state)

Quan (state)

The State of Quán was a small Zhou Dynasty vassal state of Central China. A marquessate , its rulers were descendants of Shang Dynasty ruler Wu Ding with the surname Zi...

 (權國) was founded by Shang Dynasty

Shang Dynasty

The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...

 (c. 1600–1046 BCE) ruler Ji (子) Wu Ding

Wu Ding

Wu Ding was a Shang Dynasty King of China.His is the first historically verifiable name in the history of Chinese dynasties...

's son Wen Ding

Wen Ding

Wen Ding was king of the Shang Dynasty of China from 1112 BC to 1102 BC. Another name Da Ding , and his given name is Tuo .According to Bamboo Annals, His capial was at Yin or Zimou ....

 in Maliang Town, Shayang County

Shayang County

Shayang County is a county west-central Hubei province in central China. Administratively, it is within the prefecture-level city of Jingmen. The county is located south of the Jingmen city proper, west of the Han River, and north of the Chang Lake .The county seat is a town of the same name ,...

, Jingmen City, Hubei

Hubei

' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...

 Province. In BC 750~700, Quan state break by Lu (state)

Lu (state)

The State of Lu, was a Zhou Dynasty ducal vassal state before and during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. Founded in the 10th century BC, its dukes used Ji as their family name. The first duke was Boqin |Qi]] and to the south by the powerful state of Chu...

. Ji (子) clan use surname Quan (權) after break Quan (state)

Quan (state)

The State of Quán was a small Zhou Dynasty vassal state of Central China. A marquessate , its rulers were descendants of Shang Dynasty ruler Wu Ding with the surname Zi...

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2. In BC 710~680, Chu State

Chu (state)

The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...

 ruler King Wu of Chu

King Wu of Chu

King Wu of Chu was a ruler of the Zhou Dynasty vassal State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. He was the second son of Xiao'ao , and brother of former ruler Fenmao whom he is rumored to have murdered in 740 BCE in order to usurp the throne.-Biographical sketch:King Wu...

  conquered a Quan state (權國) of Hubei

Hubei

' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...

. Quan state (權國) be Quan Country (權縣) in Chu (state)

Chu (state)

The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...

, Chu State

Chu (state)

The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...

 (BC 700~) Xiong (熊) clan lived in Quan Country (權縣), so has surname Quan(權). After BC 700~, Chu State's people long live in Quan Country (權縣). So many surname Quan (權) from Chu State. Maybe chu state's citizen to will take surname quan.

3. By legend, Tai Hao (太昊) Fu Xi (伏羲)'s some son has surname Quan (權) at BC 2800, but it story is ambiguous. legend is just legend.

4. Juan (卷) is Wei

Wei (Spring and Autumn Period)

This article is about the State of Wei founded during the Spring and Autumn Period. For the Warring States Period state whose name is pronounced identically, see Wei ....

 state's surname of Zhou Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...

. later change surname, from Juan (卷) to Juan(眷). Juan (眷) reading Kwon in Korea, but no being in morden.

5. in Korea, some korea native

Native

The term "native" can have many different social and political connotations in different contexts. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term, for example, when stating that one is a native of a particular city or that a certain language is one's native language...

 2~3 kind use surname Quan(權). some China quan people live in modern time. kwon people been 56 clan in korea at josen age.

People

• Quan Lei
  Quan Lei
  Quan Lei is a Chinese football midfielder. He plays for Dalian Shide in the Chinese Super League.- Biography :Quan Lei would start his footballer career playing for Dalian Shide's youth team as well as also playing for the Chinese Under-19 football team in 2003 before graduating to Dalian's senior...
  
   (权), a Chinese footballer
• Quan Yi Feng, a Taiwanese actress