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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Korean (Wŏn) : there are two Chinese characters for this surname. Although there is some dispute, the founder of the Wŏn clan is believed by many to be Wŏn Kyŏng, a Tang China scholar sent to Shilla in the mid 7th century. The other Wŏn character has only one clan, the Wŏnju Wŏn.

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