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Clan name may refer to:

• Chinese clan name (Chinese: 氏; pinyin: shì), one of two types of ancient Chinese surnames distinct from the ancestral name (姓, xing)
• Mongolian clan name, a portion of a Mongolian name
• Roman clan name, a common element of Latin names, usually the second name following the praenomen and before the cognomen
• Scottish clan, a geographically-based system of family groupings (and, historically, of government) in Scotland
• Xhosa clan name, a respectful way of referring to a Xhosa person, after the name of a prominent ancestor

See also

• Clan, for a broad historical perspective

• Disambiguation pages