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AHN KoreanFrom the Sino-Korean 安
(ān) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil, quiet".
BAEK KoreanKorean form of
Bai, from Sino-Korean 白
(baek) meaning "white".
BUYEO KoreanArchaic surname of the ancient Buyeo Kingdom
CHA KoreanCha is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces...
[more] CHEON KoreanFrom the Sino-Korean 天
(cheon) meaning "sky, heavens, celestial" or 千
(cheon) meaning "thousand, many".
CHOO KoreanAlternative spelling of
Chu, a Korean surname meaning "autumn". A famous bearer is Malaysian-American fashion designer Jimmy Choo (1948-).
DAE KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 大 meaning “great”.
GU Korean (Anglicized)A Korean surname, meaning "tool, device, utensil". Derived from the Chinese surname 具, (Jù)
HYUN KoreanFrom the Sino-Korean 玄
(hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious".
IM KoreanKorean form of
Lin, from Sino-Korean 林
(im) "forest". It is also a Korean form of
Ren, derived from Sino-Korean 任
(im).
KIL KoreanThere is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd...
[more] KO KoreanThere is only one Chinese character for the surname Ko. There are ten different Ko clans, but they are all descended from the Ko clan of Cheju Island. There is no historical information regarding the founder of this clan, but there is a legend which tells of three men who appeared from a cave on the north side of Cheju Island’s Halla Mountain...
[more] KOGAY Korean (Russified)Form of
Ko used by Koryo-saram (Koreans in the former Soviet Union) including the particle
-gay of unknown meaning.
KWAK KoreanKorean form of
Guo, from Sino-Korean 郭
(gwak) meaning "outer part (of a city)".
KWON KoreanKorean form of
Quan, derived from Sino-Korean 權
(gwon) meaning "power, authority".
MIN KoreanMeaning: Sensitive, fast, quick, clever, smart. famous bearer of this name is kpop idol/rapper Min Yoongi also known as Suga from BTS.
MYUNG KoreanKorean form of
Ming, derived from Sino-Korean 明
(myeong) meaning "bright, light, brilliant".
NA KoreanThere is only one Chinese character for the Na surname. Some sources indicate that there are 46 different Na clans, but only two of them can be documented, and it is believed that these two sprang from a common founding ancestor...
[more] NAM KoreanMeans "south" in Korean. From the Korean word 南 (south). Akin to the Chinese surname Nan (南) and the Japanese surname Minami (南)
NAMGUNG KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 南
(nam) meaning "south" combined with 宮
(gung) "palace, house". This is the most common Korean compound surname.
PYAK Korean (Russified)Russified form of
Baek, used by Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans living in the former Soviet Union) and Sakhalin Koreans (residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia).
SA KoreanThere are three Chinese characters associated with this surname. Two of these are extremely rare and are not treated here. The remaining Sa surname is also quite unusual. There are two distinct clans, one of Kyŏngsang South Province’s Kŏch’ang County and the other originating with a refugee from Ming China who came to Korea near the end of the Koryŏ period (ad 918–1392).
SEO KoreanFrom the Sino-Korean 徐
(seo) meaning "slowly, quietly, calmly" or "composed, poised" or 西
(seo) meaning "west, western".
SEONU KoreanFrom the Taewon Sunwoo Clan, written using the hanja 鮮于
SHIM KoreanKorean: there is only one Chinese character for the surname Shim. Some sources indicate that there are 63 different Shim clans, but only six can be documented. Each of these clans claims a different founding ancestor...
[more] SHIN KoreanThere are three Chinese characters for the Shin surname. Between these three characters, there are five different clans. Each Shin clan descends from a different founding ancestor. One of the Shin clans traces its origins to China...
[more] SO KoreanAlthough there are two Chinese characters for the So surname, one of these is extremely rare and can be discounted (there are only about two hundred people in Korea who use this rare character). Some records indicate that the more common character for So has as many as 165 clans, but only eleven of them can be documented...
[more] YOON KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 尹
(yun) meaning "to govern, to oversee" or "eldest".