Suwon Baek clan

Suwon Baek clan (Korean: 수원 백씨; Hanja: 水原 白氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Suwon Baek clan’s member was 354,428. Their founder was Baek Wu Kyung who came to Silla and took a government post. His hometown was Hua Prefecture (Shaanxi).[1][2]

Suwon Baek clan
CountryKorea
Current regionSuwon
FounderBaek Wu Kyung
Connected membersBaek Jong-won
Yongseong
Baek Du-jin
Paik Sun-yup
Nam June Paik
Baek Il-seob

See also

References

  1. Academy of Korean Studies 수원 백씨 水原白氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. JIN Guanglin (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p19
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