Song (Korean surname)

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Song
Hangul
Hanja
宋, 松, 訟
Revised RomanizationSong
McCune–ReischauerSong

Song is a

Korean family name derived from the Chinese surname Song
. Songs make up roughly 1.4% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found 622,208 in that country.

Kinds

  • Song (宋) family : Various Korean family name.
  • Song (訟) family : unknown origin, later surname change to Sung (成).
  • Song (松) family : the Song Yang (松讓) ethnicity in the
    Buyeo kingdom
    .

Clans

Family seal of the Yeosan Song clan
Family seal of the Eunjin Song clan

Song (宋)

Sinpyeong, Gimhae, Namyang and Bokheung.[1]

One Song (松) clan is the Yong Song.[2]

List of people with the surname

  • Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
    in 37 BCE
  • Song In (died 1126), Goryeo official
  • Song Hui-gyeong (1376–1446), Joseon scholar-official
  • Song Gan (1405-1480), pen name Seoje, posthumous title Chunggang, promoted to position of Uijeongbu Jwachamchan in 1792
  • Song Sang-chim, consort of King Sejong of Joseon
  • Queen Jeongsun (Danjong) (born 1440), consort of King Danjong of Joseon
  • Song Sang-hyeon (Joseon Dynasty), prefect during the Siege of Dongnae
  • Joseon Dynasty
    politician and scholar
  • Song Si-yeol
    (1607–1689), Joseon philosopher
  • Song Jin-woo (journalist) (1889–1945), Korean journalist, CEO of The Dong-A Ilbo, founder of the Korea Democratic Party
  • Song Deok-gi (1893–1977), taekkyeon master
  • Song Gyu (born 1900), second patriarch of Won Buddhism
  • Song Yo-chan (1918–1980), South Korean chief cabinet minister
  • Song Hae (born 1927), South Korean TV host and singer
  • Song Sin-do (born 1932), South Korean human rights activist
  • Song Soon-Chun
    (born 1934), South Korean amateur boxer
  • Song Jae-ho (born 1937), South Korean actor
  • Song Yeong (born 1940), South Korean writer
  • Song Sang-hyun (born 1941), President of the International Criminal Court
  • Song Du-yul (born 1944), professor at University of Münster
  • Song Dae-kwan (born 1946), South Korean trot singer
  • Song Giwon (born 1947), South Korean novelist
  • Song Min-soon (born 1948), South Korean diplomat
  • Song Do Yeong
    (born 1951), South Korean voice actor
  • Aree Song (born 1986), Thai golfer
  • Cathy Song (born 1955), American poet
  • Naree Song (born 1986), Thai golfer
  • Song Ji-na (born 1959), South Korean screenwriter
  • Song Ok-sook (born 1960), South Korean actress
  • Song Dong-wook (born 1962), South Korean tennis player
  • Song Young-gil (born 1963), mayor of Incheon
  • Song Hae-sung (born 1964), South Korean director
  • Song Jin-woo
    (born 1966), South Korean baseball player
  • Song Kang-ho (born 1967), South Korean actor
  • Song Ju-Seok
    (born 1967), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Ji-hyun (born 1969), South Korean handball player, 1988 Olympian
  • Sanghee Song (born 1970), South Korean artist
  • Anna Song (born 1971), South Korean-born American politician
  • Song Il-gon (born 1971), South Korean film director and screenwriter
  • Song Il-gook
    (born 1971), South Korean television actor
  • Luke Song (송욱; born 1972), fashion designer
  • Song Seung-tae (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player
  • Song Ji-man (born 1973), South Korean baseball player
  • Song Yun-ah
    (born 1973), South Korean model, singer and actress
  • Song Jae-Kun
    (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater
  • Song Joon-seok (born 1974), South Korean voice actor
  • Daewon Song (born 1975), South Korean-born American professional skateboarder
  • Song Jung-Hyun
    (born 1976), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Seung-heon (born 1976), South Korean actor
  • Song Ju-Hee
    (born 1977), South Korean female soccer player
  • Song Chang-eui (born 1979), South Korean actor
  • Song Dae-nam (born 1979), South Korean judoka, London 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist
  • Song Chong-gug (born 1979), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Dong-hwan (born 1980), South Korean ice hockey forward
  • Song Seung-jun (born 1980), Beijing 2008 Olympic Games baseball gold medalist pitcher
  • Song Jong-sun (born 1981), North Korean female soccer player
  • Song Hye-kyo (born 1981), South Korean actress
  • Song Suk-woo (born 1983), South Korean short-track speed skater
  • Song Tae-lim (born 1984), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Han-bok (born 1984), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Dong-jin (born 1984), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Myeong-seob (born 1984), South Korean taekwondo martial artist
  • Song Ki-Bok (born 1985), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Jae-rim (born 1985), South Korean actor
  • Song Joong-ki (born 1985), South Korean actor
  • Song Bo-bae (born 1986), South Korean female golfer
  • Song Chang-Ho
    (born 1986), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Je-Heon
    (born 1986), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Tae-kon (born 1986), South Korean go player
  • Song Jin-hyung (born 1987), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Ho-young (born 1988), South Korean soccer player
  • Song Byung-gu
    (born 1988), South Korean professional StarCraft player
  • Song Ji-eun (born 1990), South Korean idol singer
  • Song Ji-ho (born 1992), South Korean actor
  • Song Min-ho
    (born 1993), member and rapper of Korean boy group Winner
  • Song I-han (born 1994), South Korean singer
  • Song Kang (born 1994), South Korean actor
  • Song So-hee (born 1997), South Korean singer
  • Song Yoo-geun (born 1997), South Korea's youngest university student
  • Song Jung-hee, vice mayor and chief information officer of Seoul
  • Song Ja, ex-minister of education, ex-president of Yonsei and Myongji University
  • Song Chang-sik, Korean singer
  • Song Sae-byeok, Korean actor
  • Song Ji-hyo (born 1981, Cheon Seong-im), South Korean actress
  • Song Oh-kyun (1892–1970) Korean Independence Activist
  • Song Yi-kyun (1885–1927) Korean Independence Activist
  • Noah Song (born 1997), South Korean-American professional baseball player
  • Song Ga-in (born 1986, Jo Eun-sim), South Korean trot singer

See also

  • List of Korean family names
  • Korean name
  • Song (Chinese name)

External links

References

  1. ^ 송 宋 [Song] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ 송 松 [Song] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-18.