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.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Boo부, 富Korean From Sino-Korean 富 (Bu) meaning "Fortune".
Buyeo부여Korean Archaic surname of the ancient Buyeo Kingdom
Byun병, 邉Korean From Sino-Korean 邉 (Byun) meaning "Border".
Cha차, 車Korean Cha 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]
Hong홍Korean This surname originated in China and refers to ‘expand’ or ‘great’.
Hwang황, 黃Korean, Taiwanese Korean form of Huang, from Sino-Korean 黃 (hwang). It is also a Chinese alternate transcription of the same name chiefly used in Taiwan.
Kil해평리, 海坪里Korean There 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]
KoKorean There 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]
Kwon권, 權Korean Korean form of Quan, from Sino-Korean 權 (gwon).
LimKorean 12th most common surname in Korea. ... [more]
Min민Korean Meaning: Sensitive, fast, quick, clever, smart. famous bearer of this name is kpop idol/rapper Min Yoongi also known as Suga from BTS.
Myung명, 明Korean Korean form of Ming, from Sino-Korean 明 (myeong).
NaKorean There 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]
Nam남, 南Korean From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south".
No노, 盧Korean Korean form of Lu, from Sino-Korean 盧 (no).
NoeMedieval English, Korean A patronymic form of the biblical male given name Noah from the Hebrew word "noach" meaning long-lived. Possible origins could be ... [more]
SaKorean There 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).
Seo서, 徐, 西Korean From Sino-Korean 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, quietly, calmly" or 西 (seo) meaning "west, western".
Seong성, 成Korean From Sino-Korean 成 (Seong) meaning "Success".
Seonu선우Korean From the Taewon Sunwoo Clan, written using the hanja 鮮于
ShimKorean Korean: 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]
Shin신, 申Korean Korean form of Shen, from Sino-Korean 申 (sin).
SoKorean Although 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]