Mangjul
Mangjeol (망절, 網切) is a unique Korean family name. It has its origins from a Japanese surname in the Kagoshima Prefecture by Mangjeol Ilrang (망절일랑), a mushroom farmer who was born to a Japanese father and Korean mother towards the end of Japanese colonialism in Korea. His original Japanese name is Amikiri Ichirō (網切 一郎). Uniquely, the bon-gwan of this surname is Dogan (도간, 島間), the Korean name for the hometown of his Japanese grandfather (Shimama 島間, Minamitane 南種子町, Tanegashima Island 種子島, Kagoshima prefecture 鹿児島県).[1] There are currently 10 South Koreans who have this unique surname of Japanese origin and as usual Ichirō Amakiri is currently the patriarch of the Mangjeol family.
The surname, Mangjeol, became relatively well-known to the South Korean public when Nonghyeop awarded Mangjeol Ilrang the Cultural Welfare Prize (농협문화복지대상) in 2008.[2]
References
- ^ 金學贊 (Kim Hak-chan) (2003-02-02), "귀화한 일본인 농부 網切一郞씨 (Naturalized Japanese Farmer Mangeol Ilrang)", Chosun Ilbo, retrieved 2010-03-28
- ^ "일본 귀화인 농협문화복지대상에 선정 (Naturalised Japanese receives Nonghyeop Cultural Welfare Prize", Yonhap News, 2008-01-12, retrieved 2011-09-18
Further reading
- 정아란 (Jeong A-ran) (March 24, 2010), "일본 아버지 성씨 찾은 한국인 망절일랑씨 (Korean Mangjeol Ilrang seeking Japanese father's surname)", Yonhap News.
- Choe, Sang-hun (March 23, 2010), "In One Surname, the Turmoil of Two Nations", The New York Times.