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Chae (Korean: 채), also less commonly spelled Chai or Chea, is a Korean family name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
| Chae | |
| Hangul | 채 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ae |
The 2000 South Korean Census found 119,251 people with the family name Chae.[1] It could be written with any of three hanja, indicating different lineages.[2] In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on year 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 87.8% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Chae in their passports. Another 7.5% spelled it as Chai, 2.8% as Che, and 1.7% as Chea.[3]
Most common (蔡)
蔡 (성씨 채 songssi chae) is by far the most common of the three Chae surnames.[1] This character is also used to write the Chinese family name pronounced Cài ([t͡sʰai̯˥˩]) in Mandarin. The 2000 Census found 114,069 people and 35,099 households with this surname, divided among seventeen reported bon-gwan (clan hometowns, not necessarily the actual residence of clan members), as well as eighty-six people whose bon-gwan was not stated:[1]
- Pyonggang, Kangwon (today in North Korea): 69,256 people and 21,373 households[1] They claim descent from Chae Song-nyeon (채송년; 蔡松年), an official under Gojong of Goryeo.[4]
- Incheon, Gyeonggi (today in South Korea): 37,391 people and 11,415 households[1] They claim descent from Chae Seon-mu (채선무; 蔡先茂), who lived sometime during mid-Goryeo Dynasty.[5]
- Other or unreported bon-gwan: 7,422 people and 2,311 households[1]
Second-most common (菜)
菜 (나물 채 namul chae) is the second-most common of the three Chae surnames.[1] The 2000 Census found 3,516 people and 1,067 households with this surname, divided among two reported bon-gwan:[1]
- Yeongyang, North Gyeongsang (today in South Korea): 1,816 people and 576 households[1]
- Jinju, South Gyeongsang: 1,627 people and 483 households[1]
- Other or unreported bon-gwan: 73 people and eight households[1]
Least common (采)
采 (풍채 채 pungchae chae, 캘 채 kael chae) is the least common of the three Chae surnames.[1] The 2000 Census found 1,666 people and 566 households with this surname, with one reported bon-gwan:[1]
People
People with these family names include:
- Esther K. Chae, Korean-American actress
- Chae Eui-jin, South Korean voice actor
- Chae Eun-hee (born 1982), South Korean marathon runner
- Piglet (gamer) (born Chae Gwang-jin, 1994), South Korean League of Legends coach
- Chae Ho-ki (born 1957), South Korean poet
- Hyungwon (born Chae Hyung-won, 1994), South Korean singer, member of boy band Monsta X
- Chae Ji-hoon (born 1974) South Korean short track speed skater
- Ji Young Chae (born 1993), South Korean ballet dancer
- Chae Jong-hyeop (born 1993), South Korean actor
- Chae Jung-an (born 1977), South Korean actress and singer
- Junseok Chae (?–2020), South Korean engineer and academic administrator
- Chae Keun-bae (born 1970), South Korean sport shooter
- Chae Man-sik (1902–1950), Korean novelist
- Chae Min-seo (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Chae Myung-shin (1926–2013), South Korean army general
- Nelson Chai (born 1965), American investment banker
- Chae Ri-na (born 1977), South Korean singer
- Chae Shi-ra (born 1968), South Korean actress
- Chae Su-chan (born 1955), South Korean academic and politician
- Chae Sung-bae (born 1968), South Korean heavyweight boxer
- Chae Sang-byung (born 1979), South Korean baseball player
- Chae Seon-ah (born 1992), South Korean volleyball player
- Chea Song-joo (born 1998), South Korean figure skater
- Chae Sang-woo (born 1999), South Korean actor
- Chae Soo-bin (born 1994), South Korean actress
- Chae YuJung (born 1995), South Korea badminton player
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