Song (Korean name)
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Song is one of the well-known Korean surnames.
Song, using Chinese character is written in two different ways: 宋 and 松.
The rare Song, 松, the origin and its progenitor are unknown. According to the 1975 Census, this Song ranked 248 out of reported 249 surnames in Korea. In 1985, 29 families were reported existing, and it ranked 213 out of the 274 names. 3 Branches from the 松 root are considered major: Kim-Hae 김해(金海), Shin-Pyung 신평(新平), and Yong-Sung 용성(龍城).
For the other majorly known and generally used Song, 宋, a naturalized-Korean citizen named Song Joo-Eun 송주은(宋柱殷) from China's Tang Dynasty in the 1300s became the progenitor of the people bearing his surname. The reason for Song's naturalization to Korean citizenship is unknown, but he was a highly ranked court official during Korea's Silla Dynasty.
The more common Song (宋) genealogy shows that 172 branches of families derived from its originator, although many are believed extinct. The three direct grandsons (Yoo-Ik 유익(惟翊), Chun-Ik 천익(天翊), and Mun-Ik 문익(文翊))of Song Joo-Eun are considered as the fathers of the three major branches of the Song family, and the three branches (Yeosu 여산(礪山), Eunjin 은진(恩津), and Jincheon 진천(鎭川)) occupy 90% of the Song (宋)name. The remaining branches (Yuhn-An 연안(延安)· Ya-Sung 야성(冶城)· Chung-Ju 청주(淸州)· Nam-Yang 남양(南陽)· Bok-Heung 복흥(福興)) are also believed to have derived from the three major Song branches, therefore, all Songs(宋) are the descendants of Song Joo-Eun, and prohibited from intermarriage by custom.
According to the 2000 Census, Songs(宋 and 松) occupy 1.4% of the Korean population. Throughout the Korean history, the name Song in general is a widely recognized surname, and also understood by many Koreans as one of the less populated names.
[edit] List of famous Songs
- Song In, d. 1126, Goryeo higher government official.
- Song Eon-sang, Goryeo general.
- Song Sang-hyeo, prefect of Dongnae during Joseon Dynasty.
- Song Si-yeol, b. 1607-1689, major Joseon Dynasty philosopher.
- Song Duk Ki, b. 1893, taekkyeon Master.
- Song Yo Chan, South Korean Chief Cabinet Minister (Military Rule).
- Song Sang-hyun, b. 1941, South Korean judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- Song Dae Kwan, b. 1946, South Korean trot singer.
- Song Min-soon, b. 1948, South Korean diplomat.
- Song Do Yeong, b. 1951, South Korean voice actor.
- Song Seung-hwan, b. 1957, South Korean producer.
- Song Ok-sook, b. 1960, South Korean actress.
- Song Hae-seong, b. 1964, South Korean film director.
- Jake Song, b. 1965, South Korean game developer
- Song Kwang Sik, b. 1966, South Korean singer.
- Song Kang-ho, b. 1967, South Korean actor.
- Song Il Gook, b. 1971, South Korean television actor.
- Song Chang Ui, b. 1979, South Korean actor.
- Song Seung-Tae, b. 1972, South Korean field hockey striker.
- Song Yun-ah, b. 1973, South Korean model, singer and actress.
- Song Joon Seok, b. 1974, South Korean voice actor.
- Daewon Song, b. 1975, American professional skateboarder.
- Song Seung Hun, b. 1976, South Korean actor.
- Song Chong-Gug, b. 1979, South Korean footballer.
- Song Seung-Jun, b. 1980, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games baseball gold medalist pitcher.
- Song Hye Kyo, b. 1981, South Korean actress.
- Song Suk-Woo, b. 1983, South Korean short-track speed skater.
- Song Tae Kon, b. 1986, South Korean professional Go player.
- Song Yoo-geun, b. 1997, South Korea's youngest university student.
[edit] See also
- List of Korean family names
- Korean name
- Song (surname)
- Song Family name history http://www.ancestry.com/facts/song-family-history.ashx
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