Yun (Korean: 윤) is a family name in Korea, which means "governor". The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yoon, Yune, Yiun, or Youn. According to the 2000 census, 948,600 people had the surname in South Korea.[1] It derives from the Chinese character 尹.
Clans and history
Papyeong clan
The Papyeong (파평, 坡平) Yoon clan, which has its seat in Papyeong-myeon, Paju City, is the most well-known Yoon clan.[2] The 2000 South Korean census found 221,433 households claiming membership in the Papyeong clan, with a total population of 713,947.[3]
The clan's founding ancestor is General Yun Sin-dal, who assisted Wang Kŏn (later King Taejo) in founding the Goryeo Dynasty.[3]
Yun Kwan was a renowned general in the Goryeo Dynasty.[3] He helped form the Byeolmuban forces to fight and defeat the Jurchen tribes in 1107.
In 2002, a mummified woman with an unborn fetus was discovered in the tomb of Yun Jeong-jeong, a member of the Papyeong Yun clan. It is believed she was the granddaughter of Yun Won-hyung, the brother of Queen Munjeong.[4]
Several Papyeong Yun women became queens during the early Joseon Dynasty, they include Queen Jeonghyeon, Queen Jeonghui, Queen Munjeong and Queen Janggyeong.[3]
Papyeong clan has a tradition of shunning the consumption of carps due to its connection with Yun Kwan.[5]
Haepyeong clan
Last ruling Empress, Empress Sunjeong of the Korean Empire, was from another Yoon (Yun) clan, Haepyeong Yun. The first Haepyeong Yoon was a person named Yoon GoonJeong (1046~1083) from the Goryeo Danasty. [6] According to the 2000 census, 26,000 people belong to this clan.[7]
Yun Bo-seon the second president of South Korea is a distant relative of Empress Sunjeong of the Korean Empire.
Family feud
When the tomb of Yu Kwan was rediscovered in the 18th century, it sparked a 300-year-old family feud between the Yun and Sim Clan. The reason for the feud was because a member of the Sim clan was buried uphill from Yun Kwan's tomb, destroying part of the original tomb in the process. The feud was finally settled in 2008.[8][9][10]
People
- Yoon Bit-Garam, South Korean football player
- Yoon Bo-mi, South Korean singer, member of girl group Apink
- Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer, former member of girl group Sistar
- Yun Bong-gil, South Korean independence activist
- Yoon Byung-ho (stage name Ji Yoon-ho), South Korean actor
- Yoon Chae-kyung, South Korean singer, former member of girl group April
- Channy Yun, South Korean technologist
- Yoon Da-gyeong, South Korean actress
- Yoon Do-hyun, South Korean rock singer-songwriter
- Yoon Do-young, South Korean football player
- Yun Dong-ju, Korean poet active during the period of Japanese rule
- Yoon Doo-joon, South Korean singer, leader of boy band Highlight
- Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group Baby V.O.X
- Yun Hui-sun, militia leader and Korean independence activist
- Isang Yun, Korean composer
- James Yun, American entrepreneur, actor and professional wrestler
- Jean Yoon, Canadian actress and writer
- Yoon Je-kyoon, South Korean film director
- Yoon Jeong-han, South Korean singer, member of boy band Seventeen
- Yoon Ji-sung, South Korean singer, former member of boy band Wanna One
- Yoon Jin-young (stage name Ash Island), South Korean rapper
- Johnny Yune, Korean-American actor, singer, and comedian
- Yoon Jong-hwan, South Korean football player
- Yoon Jong-shin, South Korean singer and songwriter
- Karl Yune, American actor
- Yun Kwan, military general during the Goryeo dynasty
- Yoon Kye-sang, South Korean actor and singer, member of boy band g.o.d
- Yoon Kyun-sang, South Korean actor
- Yoon Kyung-ho, South Korean actor
- Yoon Kyung-shin, South Korean Olympic athlete and handball player
- Yun Mi-jin, South Korean archer and Olympic gold medalist
- Yoon Mi-rae (born Natasha Shanta Reid), American-born South Korean singer and rapper
- Yoon Mi-rim (1933–2020), South Korean voice actress and writer
- Yoon Park, South Korean actor
- Yun Posun, 2nd president of South Korea
- Rick Yune, American actor, screenwriter, producer, martial artist and model
- Yoon San-ha, South Korean singer, member of boy band Astro
- Sang Yoon, Korean-American restaurateur and chef
- Yoon Sang-hyun, South Korean actor and singer
- Yoon Se-ah, South Korean actress
- Yoon Seok-ho, South Korean television drama director
- Yun Seondo, Korean philosopher, poet, and politician
- Yoon Shi-yoon, South Korean actor and television personality
- Yoon So-hee, South Korean actress
- Yoon So-ho (born Lee Jung-hoon), South Korean theatre and musical actor
- Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress, singer and television personality
- Yoon Suk-min, South Korean baseball pitcher
- Yoon Sun-woo, South Korean actor
- Yoon Suk-yeol, 13th president of South Korea
- Yun Suk-young, South Korean footballer
- Tommy Yune, South Korean-born American comic book author
- Youn Yuh-jung, South Korean actress
Fictional characters
- Yoon Bum, from the 2016−2019 comics series Killing Stalking
- Yoon Se-ri, from the 2019-2020 television series Crash Landing on You
See also
References
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