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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Korean (Yŏ) : there are two Chinese characters for this surname. Only one of them is used by a clan large enough to warrant treatment here. The Ŭryŏng Yŏ clan’s founding ancestor is said to have been Yŏ Sŏn-jae, a Song Chinese government officer who migrated from China to Koryŏ. Although members of the Yŏn clan can be found throughout the Korean peninsula, they are concentrated in the Kyŏngsang provinces.

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