Behind the Name: Korean Surnames

Korean Surnames

Korean names are used in South and North Korea. Note that depending on the Korean characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Korean names.

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	Initial letter
	Source
	Meaning	expand search to ancestral names Separate terms with spaces Search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' This field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus expand search to ancestral names: meanings for names further up the family tree will be included
	Description	Separate terms with spaces Search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' This field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus
	Origin
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	Syllables	Syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations Names without pronunciations are excluded from results
	Pattern	The pattern will be compared to the name * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters. example: oo will match names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter. example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z
	Related name
	Relationship	expand search to ancestral names The "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name example: searching for diminutive will return Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth selecting *(all core forms)* will exclude peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations expand search to ancestral names: relationships between names further up the family tree will be included
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There are 9 names matching your criteria.

HAN Korean
The old Korean royal surname, meaning "Korea" in Korean.

KIM Korean
Means "gold" in Korean. This is the most popular surname in Korea.

KWAN Chinese, Korean
Means "mountain".

LEE (2) Chinese, Korean
Variant of LI.

MOON Korean
Means "knowledge".

RHEE Korean
Variant of LEE (2)

SONG (2) Korean
Denoted a person descended from the Song clan.

YI Korean
Variant of LEE (2)

YU (3) Chinese, Korean
The largest Yu clan, the Munhwa Yu, was founded by Ch'a Tal... [more]

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