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This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis.
Yi Jun , the Royal Heir of Sadonggung Palace, the seat of Prince Imperial Ui of the Korean Empire. Meanwhile, the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association was founded in 1922 by Prince Imperial Ui, and the members consist of the descendants of the royal family from various cadet branches of the clan. [54]
List of people with the Korean family name Lee; Lee (Korean surname) M. Mangjul; Min (Korean surname) Mo (Korean surname) Mok; Moon (Korean name) Myung; N. Na (Korean ...
Family tree of Korean monarchs. 1 language. ... Royal Wang clan Wang Ryung d. 897 Sejo: Wang Geon 877–943 Taejo r. 918–943 1: Wang Mu 912–945 Hyejong
Wang (Korean: 왕; Hanja: 王) was a Chinese royal style used in many states rising from the dissolution of Gojoseon, Buyeo, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla and Balhae, Goryeo. In late Goryeo (918-1392) and the Joseon Dynasty (until 1897) the rulers of Korea were still known as "wang", as evident in the title of King Sejong the Great .
The first historical document that records the surname dates to 636 and references it as the surname of Korean King Jinheung of Silla (526–576). In the Silla kingdom (57 BCE – 935 CE)—which variously battled and allied with other states on the Korean peninsula and ultimately unified most of the country in 668—Kim was the name of a family that rose to prominence and became the rulers of ...
Kim, Jung Bae (1997). "Formation of the ethnic Korean nation and the emergence of its ancient kingdom states". Korean history: Discovery of its characteristics and developments. Seoul: Hollym. pp. 27– 36. ISBN 978-1-56591-177-2. Nahm, Andrew C. (1988). Korea: Tradition and Transformation — A History of the Korean People. Hollym International.
Park (Korean: 박, Korean pronunciation:), also spelled as Pak or Bak, is the third-most common surname in Korea, [1] traditionally traced back to 1st century King Hyeokgeose Park and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants. Park or Bak is usually assumed to come from the Korean noun Bak (박), meaning "gourd". [2]