According to The Revised Annals of Taiwan Province, after the Han Chinese came to Taiwan they had the plains aborigines wear their hair in queues and take Chinese surnames, to show their assimilation. Although there were at least ten surnames designated for this purpose, "Pan" was used in the majority of cases, and became the dominant surname among plains aboriginal families. Locals bearing this surname are almost certainly of Pingpu descent.
根據《重修台灣省通志》的記載，漢人來台後，令平埔人雉髮結辮並賜姓以表歸化，當時所定的姓氏不下十個，但實際上卻以潘姓居多數。