Släkthistoria för Cen
Cen Vad efternamn betyder
Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 岑 referring to ‘small high hills’ or ‘precipice’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Cen (岑) the name of a fief (located in Hancheng in present-day Shaanxi province) which was granted to Qu nephew of King Wen of Zhou (1152–1056 BC ) by King Wu of Zhou (c. 1087–1043 BC ). (ii) for some families this surname can be traced back to certain minority ethnic groups in ancient southern China.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
