The Suwon Baek clan (Korean수원 백씨; Hanja水原 白氏) is a Korean clan. It is from Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. According to research conducted in 2015, the number of members of the clan was 354,428. Their founder was Baek Wu Kyung [ja], who came to Korea during the Silla period and took a government post. Baek Wu Kyung was a descendant of Bai Yibing (白乙丙), a general of Qin state during Duke Mu’s reign who was descended of Zi clan. His hometown was Hua Prefecture, Shaanxi.[1][2]

Suwon Baek clan
CountryKorea
Current regionSuwon
FounderBaek Wu Kyung [ja]
Connected membersBaek Jong-won
Baek Jin-hee
Baek Ji-heon
Baek A-yeon
Yerin Baek
Baek Ji-young
Baek Sung-hyun

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References

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  1. ^ Academy of Korean Studies 수원 백씨 水原白氏. 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: 19 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.
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