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Song
Hangul
Hanja
宋, 松, 訟
Revised RomanizationSong
McCune–ReischauerSong

Song is a Korean family name derived from the Chinese surname Song. Songs make up roughly 1.4% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found 622,208 in that country.

Kinds

  • Song (宋) family : Various Korean family name.
  • Song (訟) family : unknown origin, later surname change to Sung (成).
  • Song (松) family : the Song Yang (松讓) ethnicity in the Buyeo kingdom.

Clans

Family seal of the Yeosan Song clan
Family seal of the Eunjin Song clan

Song (宋) clans include the Yeosan, Eunjin, Jincheon, Yeonan, Yaseong, Cheongju, Sinpyeong, Gimhae, Namyang and Bokheung. [1]

One Song (松) clan is the Yong Song. [2]

List of people with the surname

Notable people of the past

Notable people of recent times

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ 송 宋 [Song] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ 송 松 [Song] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-18.