Tian
A Chinese surname, most commonly linked to the character 田, meaning “field.”
The #9,195 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 87,044 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Tian is most commonly a Chinese surname written with the character 田, which literally means “field” or “farmland.” As a surname, it began as a hereditary family name taken from a Chinese character with a concrete agricultural meaning. In English-language contexts it is usually represented as Tian in pinyin romanization.
History
The surname is well established in China and among Chinese diaspora communities worldwide. In modern usage it is often romanized Tian, though older or alternate systems can spell it differently. The form is also encountered as a given name in some contexts, so identification depends on family and cultural background.
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Fun fact
The character 田 is one of the easiest Chinese surnames to remember because it looks like a little field divided into four plots.
From the historical record
“readily let his name be lost in obscurity (v. Yonge, Hist- Chris- tian Names, L 346). Ambroai is * tamiliar Italian surname. Dig.lzedb.tjOOglC”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances