Shim or Sim (
Korean: 심) is a
Korean surname. There are six Shim clans in Korea based in the regions of
Cheongsong,
Pungsan,
Samcheok, Buyu,
Uiryeong, and
Jeonju. The biggest Shim clan is
Cheongsong;[1] they comprise about 85% of all those with the surname Shim. Fourteen percent of all Korean Shims are members of the Pungsan and
Samcheok clans. As of 2000, there were 252,255 people with this surname in
South Korea, less than 1% of the population.[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname
Sim Bong-geun, South Korean archaeologist and university professor
The
Cheongsong Shim clan's emblem depicts rivers, pines, and the Hanja for Shim. In Korea, rivers and pines signify human longevity. The circle was modeled on the Sun and the Moon, which symbolize that descendants will move forward, succeed, and be worthy of their ancestors.
Genealogical table
In 2002, a version of
Cheongsong Shim genealogical tables was published as a book. It includes 10 volumes of genealogical tables, an
index, and an introduction to the history of the
Cheongsong Shim clan. According to an officer of the
Cheongsong Shim, they will eventually publish other genealogical tables on the
internet.
Family feud
When the tomb of
Yun Kwan was rediscovered in the 18th century, it sparked a 300-year-old family feud between the
Yun and Shim clans. The reason for the feud was because a member of the Shim clan was buried uphill from Yun Kwan's tomb, destroying part of the original tomb in the process. The feud was finally settled in 2008.[2][3][4]
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