Hamyang Yeo clan
| Hamyang Yeo clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Hamyang County |
| Founder | Yeo Eo mae |
| Connected members | Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Woon-kon Yeo Woon-kay Lyuh Woon-hyung Yeo U-gil Yeo Han-koo |
Hamyang Yeo clan (Korean: 함양 여씨; Hanja: 咸陽 呂氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Hamyang Yeo clan was 34835. Their founder was Yeo Eo mae who was a Hanlin Academy in Tang dynasty, China. He was naturalized in Silla during the rebellion of Huang Chao.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 함양여씨 咸陽呂氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.