Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname.

Eun
Hangul
Hanja
and
Revised RomanizationEun
McCune–ReischauerŬn
IPA[ɯn]

Overview

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Eun (殷)

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The 2000 South Korean Census found 15,657 people with this Korean surname.[1] They traced their origins to three different bon-gwan: Yonan County, South Hwanghae and Kangeum, Kumchon County, North Hwanghae in what is today North Korea, and Haengju (행주동), Goyang, Gyeonggi-do in what is today South Korea.[2]

Eun (恩)

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It is said that the queen of King Uija of Baekje is Eungo in the Nihon Shoki. Gobu-eun, who is based in Gobu-gun, Jeolla-do, was born in 1784 by Eun Kwang-hoon, born in 1754 He was paid in time-departed radish. Eun Kwang-hoon's residence is Yeongyu, Pyongan-do, Pyeongwon-gun. In 1930, a national census showed that one family was living in Ssangyong-myeon, Gangseo-gun, South Pyongan. In the 2015 National Statistical Office Census, there were 13 people with this surname.

People with the surname Eun (殷 or 恩) include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "성씨인구분포데이터 (Surname population and distribution data)". South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ^ "한국성씨일람" [List of Korean surnames]. Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.