Song (Korean surname)
(Redirected from Song (Korean name))
| Song | |
| Hangul | 송 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 宋, 松, 訟 |
| Revised Romanization | Song |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song |
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
[edit]- 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
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Song (宋) clans include the Yeosan, Eunjin, Jincheon, Yeonan, Yaseong, Cheongju, Sinpyeong, Gimhae, Namyang and Bokheung.[1]
One Song (松) clan is the Yong Song.[2]
List of people with the surname
[edit]Notable people of the past
[edit]- Song Deok-gi (1893–1977), taekkyeon master
- Song Hui-gyeong (1376–1446), Joseon scholar-official
- Song In (died 1126), Goryeo official
- Queen Jeongsun (Danjong) (born 1440), consort of King Danjong of Joseon
- Song Jin-woo (1889–1945), Korean journalist, CEO of The Dong-A Ilbo, founder of the Korea Democratic Party
- Song Jun-gil (1606–1672), Joseon Dynasty politician and scholar
- Song Oh-kyun (1892–1970) Korean independence activist
- Song Si-yeol (1607–1689), Joseon philosopher
- Song Yang, who surrendered to Dongmyeong of Goguryeo in 37 BCE
- Song Yi-kyun (1885–1927) Korean independence activist
Notable people of recent times
[edit]- Anna Song (born 1971), South Korean-born American politician
- Aree Song (born 1986), Thai-South Korean professional golfer
- Song Bo-bae (born 1986), South Korean female golfer
- Song Byung-gu (born 1988), South Korean professional StarCraft player
- Cathy Song (born 1955), American poet
- Song Chang-eui (born 1979), South Korean actor
- Song Chang-ho (born 1986), South Korean soccer player
- Song Chang-sik (born 1947), Korean singer
- Song Chong-gug (born 1979), South Korean soccer player
- Song Dae-kwan (born 1946), South Korean trot singer
- Song Dae-nam (born 1979), South Korean judoka, London 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist
- Daewon Song (born 1975), South Korean-born American professional skateboarder
- Song Do Yeong (born 1951), South Korean voice actor
- Song Dong-hwan (born 1980), South Korean ice hockey forward
- Song Dong-jin (born 1984), South Korean soccer player
- Song Dong-wook (born 1962), South Korean tennis player
- Song Du-yul (born 1944), professor at University of Münster
- Song Ga-in (born 1986, Jo Eun-sim), South Korean trot singer
- Song Geon-hee (born 1997), South Korean actor
- Song Giwon (born 1947), South Korean novelist
- Song Hae (born 1927), South Korean TV host and singer
- Song Hae-sung (born 1964), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Song Han-bok (born 1984), South Korean soccer player
- Song Ho-young (born 1988), South Korean soccer player
- Song Hye-kyo (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Song I-han (born 1994), South Korean singer
- Song Il-gon (born 1971), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Song Il-gook (born 1971), South Korean television actor
- Song Ja (born 1936), ex-minister of education, ex-president of Yonsei and Myongji University
- Song Jae-hee (born 1979), South Korean actor
- Song Jae-ho (1937–2020), South Korean actor
- Song Jae-kun (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater
- Song Jae-rim (born 1985), South Korean actor
- Song Je-heon (born 1986), South Korean soccer player
- Song Ji-eun (born 1990), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Secret
- Song Ji-ho (born 1992), South Korean actor
- Song Ji-hyo (born 1981, Cheon Seong-im), South Korean actress
- Song Ji-hyun (born 1969), South Korean handball player, 1988 Olympian
- Song Ji-man (born 1973), South Korean baseball player
- Song Ji-na (born 1959), South Korean screenwriter
- Song Jin-hyung (born 1987), South Korean soccer player
- Song Jin-woo (born 1966), South Korean baseball player
- Song Jong-sun (born 1981), North Korean female soccer player
- Song Joon-seok (born 1974), South Korean voice actor
- Song Joong-ki (born 1985), South Korean actor
- Song Ju-hee (born 1977), South Korean female soccer player
- Song Ju-seok (born 1967), South Korean soccer player
- Song Jung-hyun (born 1976), South Korean soccer player
- Song Kang (born 1994), South Korean actor
- Song Kang-ho (born 1967), South Korean actor
- Luke Song (송욱; born 1972), fashion designer
- Song Min-ho (born 1993), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Winner
- Song Min-ji (born 1998), South Korean Olympic cyclist
- Song Min-soon (born 1948), South Korean diplomat
- Song Myeong-seob (born 1984), South Korean taekwondo martial artist
- Song Nam-hyang (born 1996), North Korean professional diver
- Naree Song (born 1986), Thai-South Korean professional golfer
- Noah Song (born 1997), American professional baseball player
- Song Ok-sook (born 1960), South Korean actress
- Song Sae-byeok (born 1979), South Korean actor
- Sanghee Song (born 1970), South Korean artist
- Song Sang-hyun (born 1941), President of the International Criminal Court
- Song Seung-heon (born 1976), South Korean actor
- Song Seung-jun (born 1980), Beijing 2008 Olympic Games baseball gold medalist pitcher
- Song Seung-tae (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player
- Song Sin-do (1922–2017), South Korean human rights activist
- Song So-hee (born 1997), South Korean singer
- Song Soon-chun (born 1934), South Korean amateur boxer
- Song Suk-woo (born 1983), South Korean short-track speed skater
- Song Tae-kon (born 1986), South Korean go player
- Song Tae-lim (born 1984), South Korean soccer player
- Song Yeong (born 1940), South Korean writer
- Song Yo-chan (1918–1980), South Korean chief cabinet minister
- Song Yoo-geun (born 1997), South Korea's youngest university student
- Song Young-gil (born 1963), mayor of Incheon
- Song Yun-ah (born 1973), South Korean model, singer and actress
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Ancestry.com. "Song Family History".
References
[edit]- ^ 송 宋 [Song] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
- ^ 송 松 [Song] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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