Son (Korean surname)
Appearance
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Hangul | 손 |
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Revised Romanization | Son |
McCune–Reischauer | Son |
Son, Sohn or Shon (孫, 손) is a common Korean family name. It is a transliteration of the Chinese surname Sun.
There are two clans of "Son", "Sohn", "Sun". One in "Kwang Ju", and the other in the "Kyung Sahng" region. The clan originated from the "Mi-ryang Park" clan.
As of 2000, there were 415,182 people by this surname in South Korea.[1]
List of notable people with this name
- Sohn Kee-chung (1912–2002), South Korean athlete and first ethnic Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games
- Peter Sohn (born 1977), American animator, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist
- Shon Seung-mo (born 1980), South Korean badminton player
- Sohn Won-yil (1909–1980), admiral, founded the South Korean navy
- Son Byeong-hui (1861–1922), Korean nationalist, activist for independence from Japan
- Son Dam Bi (born 1983), South Korean singer and actress
- Son Dong-woon (born 1991), South Korean singer and member of boy band Highlight
- Son Chae-young (born 1999), South Korean singer and member of girl group Twice
- Son Eun-seo (born 1986), South Korean actress
- Son Ga-in (born 1987), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Brown Eyed Girls
- Son Hak-gyu (born 1947), South Korean politician, former governor of Gyeonggi-do
- Son Heung-min (born 1992), South Korean professional footballer
- Son Ho-young (born 1980), Korean-American singer, member of boy band g.o.d
- Son Hyun-joo (born 1965), South Korean actor
- Masayoshi Son (born 1957), Japanese-Korean businessman, founder of Softbank and chairman of Sprint Corporation
- Son Na-eun (born 1994), South Korean singer and member of girl group Apink
- Son Seok-koo (born 1983), South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter
- Wendy (born Son Seung-wan, 1994), South Korean singer and member of girl group Red Velvet
- Son Seung-won (born 1990), South Korean actor
- Son Seung-yeon (born 1993), South Korean singer, winner of The Voice of Korea season 1
- Sue Son (born 1985), South Korean classical and crossover violinist
- Son Ye-jin (born 1982), South Korean actress
- Son Yeon-jae (born 1994), South Korean rhythmic gymnast
- Son Yong-chan (born 1991), South Korean footballer
- Son Young-hee (born 1993), South Korean Olympic weightlifter
- Shownu (born Son Hyun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer and member of boy band Monsta X
See also
References
- ^ 2000 records from the Korean National Statistical Office. See List of Korean family names.