2007-06-21 12:33:04 · 16 answers · asked by Gisele 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
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2007-06-21 12:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by yo 2 · 0⤊ 11⤋
I had some Korean friends with the last name Yi, and a Korean professor in college with the last name Ree.
2007-06-21 22:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by The Skin Horse (formerly ll2) 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A Korean personal name consists of a family name followed by a given name.E.g if a korean name is Ahn Jae-wook,then Ahn is his last name.It is also his surname or his family name.
2007-06-21 19:46:36 · answer #3 · answered by K.J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The five most common Korean family names are as follows:
1) Kim
2) Lee
3) Park
4) Chong
5) Choi.
Only about 250 family names are in use.
2007-06-21 23:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I know two Korean people, not related, both named Kim. I'm thinking that is a very common name in Korea.
2007-06-21 19:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by Joseph S 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Kim
Yi (also spelled as) Ree or Lee
Choi
Song
Ahn
Yoo
Young
Bak
Pak or Park
Jo
Nam
Oh
Yim
(There are some many more.)
Kim and the variations on Lee are the most common.
2007-06-21 23:49:37 · answer #6 · answered by lostinchicago 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
This seems a rather odd way to research your dead ancestors - are you looking for a mother's maiden name? There are other ways to go about this.
2007-06-21 21:38:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Park, Lee, Kim, Wong, Cheong,
BTW, hidethechicken above is giving japanese names.
2007-06-21 19:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by topink 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Actually, I believe that they use their last name as their first.
2007-06-21 19:36:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
kim and song are common ones
2007-06-21 19:35:30 · answer #10 · answered by wintermag52 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hong, Son, Wong, and Moon are some
2007-06-21 19:38:45 · answer #11 · answered by Doodaybadooday 3 · 3⤊ 5⤋