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]
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]
Nan난, 欒Korean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 欒 (nan/ran) meaning "orchid".
Ryeo려, 呂Korean The surname traces its roots from China. It is commonly found in Korea among its Chinese community and is a transliteration of Chinese surname meaning pitch-pipe
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).
Seol설, 薛, 偰Korean From Sino-Korean 薛 (seol) meaning a type of marsh grass or 偰 (seol) meaning "clear".
Seonu선우Korean From the Taewon Sunwoo Clan, written using the hanja 鮮于
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]