Hamjong Eo clan (Korean함종 어씨; Hanja咸從 魚氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Chungsan County, South Pyongan Province. As of 2015, the clan had a membership of 15746. Their founder was Eo Hwa in [ja], who was from Zuopingyi (左馮翊), China. He was exiled to Gangwon Province to avoid conflict in the Song dynasty. After that, he settled in Ham Jong Gun, Pyongan Province, and founded Hamjong Eo clan.[1][2]

Hamjong Eo clan
CountryKorea
Current regionChungsan County
FounderEo Hwa in [ja]
Connected membersRyu Soo-young
Euh Yoon-dae
Eo Jae-yeon
Queen Seonui
Websitehttp://www.hamjong.or.kr/

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 함종어씨 咸從魚氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. ^ 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: 20 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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