This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iRC.2ACE/143.149.151.1 Message Board Post: I just got back from China and the surname Pan is related to a group of people called the She (ryhmes with duh); they are not Han like someone named Lao or Wang which is the majority of the Chinese population. These people are located along the coast line and into the hills on the south-east side of China. They did not cross over to Tai Wan supposedly but were supposed to have also gone to the Philipienes because of a storm (so legend has it). And if any of this sounds doubtfull, I have friends that are She to back this up.