Korean clans
| Korean clans | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | bongwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | pon'gwan |
Korean clansare groups of people that share the samepaternal ancestor.They are indicated by the combination of abongwan(Korean:본관;lit.place of origin) and a family name. For example, theJeonju Yi clanis identified by the cityJeonjuand family nameYi,theGimhae Kim clanis identified by the cityGimhaeand family nameKim,and theAphae Jeong clanis identified by the islandAphae-doand family nameJeong.
Korean clans are used to distinguish clans that happen to share the samefamily nameThebongwansystem identifiesdescent groupsbygeographicplace of origin.[1]However, a clan name is not treated as a part of a Korean person's name.[citation needed]Thebongwanand the family name are passed on from a father to his children, thus ensuring that person in the samepaternal lineagesharing the same combination of thebongwanand the family name. Abongwandoes not change by marriage oradoption.
Bongwanare used to distinguish different lineages that bear the samefamily name.For example, theGyeongjuKim and theGimhaeKim are considered different clans, even though they happen to share the same family nameKim.In this case, Gyeongju and Gimhae are the respectivebongwanof these clans.
Different family names sharing the samebongwansometimes trace their origin to a common paternal ancestor, e.g. theGimhae Kimclan and theGimhae Heoclan shareSuro of Geumgwan Gayaas their common paternal ancestor, though such cases are exceptional.
According to the population and housing census of 2000 conducted by theSouth Korean government,there are a total of 286surnamesand 4,179 clans.[2]
Restrictions on marriage and adoption
[edit]Traditionally, a man and a woman in the sameclancould not marry, so the combination of thebongwanand thefamilyname of a husband had to differ from that of a wife. Until 1997, this was also the law, but this was ruled asunconstitutional.
Whenadopting a child,the adoptive father and the adopted child must share the same combination of thebongwanand thefamily name.However, in exceptional circumstances,adoptive parentscan change an adopted child’s family name for the adopted child'swelfare.In this case, the adoptive parents must visit afamily courtto request permission to change the family name.[3]
List
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 | This sectionneeds additional citations forverification.(November 2013) |
| English | Hangul | Hanja | 2015South Koreanpopulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gimhae Kim clan | 김해 김씨Descended fromSuro of Gaya.After the fall of Gaya in 562, many Gaya aristocrats were incorporated intoSilla. | Kim hải kim thị | 4,456,700
|
| Milyang Park clan | 밀양 박씨Descended fromHyeokgeose of Silla(BC 57~936). All the Park clans in Korea trace their ancestry back toHyeokgeose of Silla. | Mật dương phác thị | 3,103,942
|
| Jeonju Yi clan | 전주 이씨Descended fromYi Hanof Silla. | Toàn châu Lý thị | 2,631,643
|
| Gyeongju Kim clan | 경주 김씨Descended fromKim Al-chi of Silla | Khánh Châu kim thị | 1,800,853
|
| Gyeongju Yi clan | 경주 이씨 | Khánh Châu Lý thị | 1,391,867
|
| Jinju Kang clan | 진주 강씨 | Tấn Châu Khương thị | 968,109
|
| Gyeongju Choi clan | 경주 최씨 | Khánh Châu Thôi thị | 945,005
|
| Gwangsan Kim clan | 광산 김씨 | Quang sơn kim thị | 926,316
|
| Papyeong Yoon clan | 파평 윤씨 | Sườn núi bình Doãn thị | 770,932
|
| Cheongju Han clan | 청주 한씨 | Thanh châu Hàn thị | 752,689
|
| Andong Gwon clan | 안동 권씨 | An đông quyền thị | 696,317
|
| Indong Jang clan | 인동 장씨 | Nhân cùng Trương thị | 666,652
|
| Pyeongsan Shin clan | 평산 신씨 | Bình sơn Thân thị | 563,375
|
| Sunheung Ahn clan | 순흥 안씨 | Thuận hưng an thị | 520,384
|
| Andong Kim clan | 안동 김씨 | An đông kim thị | 519,719
|
| Namyang Hong clan | 남양 홍씨 | Nam Dương hồng thị | 487,488
|
| Dongnae Jeong clan | 동래 정씨 | Đông lai Trịnh thị | 474,506
|
| Haeju Oh clan | 해주 오씨 | Hải châu Ngô thị | 462,704
|
| Jeonju Choi clan | 전주 최씨 | Toàn châu Thôi thị | 458,191
|
| Nampyeong Moon clan | 남평 문씨 | Nam bình văn thị | 445,946
|
| Dalseong Seo clan | 달성 서씨 | Đạt thành Từ thị | 407,431
|
| Changnyeong Jo clan | 창녕 조씨 | Xương ninh tào thị | 366,798
|
| Suwon Baek clan | 수원 백씨 | Thủy nguyên Bạch thị | 354,428
|
| Gyeongju Jeong clan | 경주 정씨 | Khánh Châu Trịnh thị | 350,587
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| Hanyang Jo clan | 한양 조씨 | Hán Dương Triệu thị | 332,580
|
| Moonhwa Ryu clan | 문화 류씨 | Văn hóa Liễu thị | 327,627
|
| Jeju Ko clan | 제주 고씨 | Tế Châu cao thị | 310,542
|
| Changwon Hwang clan | 창원 황씨 | Xương nguyên Hoàng thị | 252,814
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| Yeongsan Shin clan | 영산 신씨 | Linh sơn tân thị | 187,426
|
| Hyeonpung Gwak clan | 현풍 곽씨 | Huyền phong Quách thị | 166,608
|
| Yeoheung Min clan | 여흥 민씨 | Li hưng mẫn thị | 159,522[4]
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| Yangcheon Heo clan | 양천 허씨 | Dương xuyên hứa thị | 149,505
|
| Seongju Bae clan | 성주 배씨 | Tinh châu 裵 thị | 148,672
|
| Pungcheon Im clan | 풍천 임씨 | Phong xuyên nhậm thị | 143,881
|
| Yeoyang Jin clan | 여양 진씨 | Li dương Trần thị | 110,403
|
| Yeongyang Nam clan | 영양 남씨 | Anh dương Nam thị | 82,272
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| Gyeongju Son clan | 경주 손씨 | Khánh Châu Tôn thị | 68,486
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| Deoksu Yi clan | 덕수 이씨 | Đức thủy Lý thị | 58,513
|
| Cheongju Yang clan | 청주 양씨 | Thanh châu Dương thị | 38,161
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| Hampyeong Mo clan | 함평 모씨 | Hàm bình mưu thị | 20,644
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| Myeoncheon Bok clan | 면천 복씨 | Miện xuyên bặc thị | 9,538
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| Hwanggan Gyeon clan | 황간 견씨 | Hoàng khe Chân thị | 1,251
|
| Haeju Jeong Clan | 해주 정씨 | Hải châu Trịnh thị | ? |
| Cheongju Kyung Clan | [1]청주 경씨 | Thanh châu khánh thị | 12,474 |
See also
[edit]- Ancestral home (Chinese)
- Korean clan names of foreign origin
- Korean name
- List of Korean surnames
- Place of origin
References
[edit]- ^Duncan, John B. (28 April 2015).The Origins of the Choson Dynasty.University of Washington Press.p. 31.ISBN978-0-295-80533-7.
- ^"2000 인구주택총조사 성씨 및 본관 집계결과".통계청(in Korean). Statistics Korea.Retrieved20 October2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^Law Agency."The law of Family name and Bongwan(adoptive child)".easylaw.go.kr(in Korean).Retrieved2018-04-14.
- ^"Yeoheung Min clan",Wikipedia,2021-03-11,retrieved2021-03-16
External links
[edit]- List of Korean clans(in Korean)