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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Korean (T’ak) : there is one Chinese character and one clan associated with this surname. The founding ancestor, T’ak Chi-yŏp, was a Koryŏ Kingdom scholar who settled in the Kwangju area of Chŏlla South Province.
  • Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Rajput) name of unknown meaning based on the name of a Rajput clan.

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