Son (Korean surname)
Son, Sohn or Shon (孫, 손) is a common Korean family name.
| Son | |
| Hangul | 손 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Son |
| McCune–Reischauer | Son |
There are two clans of "Son", "Sohn", "Sun". One in "Kwang Ju", and the other in the "Kyung Sahng" region. The clan originated from the "Mi-ryang Park" clan.
As of 2000, there were 415,182 people by this surname in South Korea.[1]
List of notable people with this name
- Sohn Kee-chung (1912–2002), South Korean athlete and first ethnic Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games
- Peter Sohn (born 1977), American animator, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist
- Shon Seung-mo (born 1980), South Korean badminton player
- Sohn Won-yil (1909–1980), admiral, founded the South Korean navy
- Son Byeong-hui (1861–1922), Korean nationalist, activist for independence from Japan
- Son Dam Bi (born 1983), South Korean singer and actress
- Son Dong-woon (born 1991), South Korean singer and member of boy band Highlight
- Son Chae-young (born 1999), South Korean singer and member of girl group Twice
- Son Eun-seo (born 1986), South Korean actress
- Son Ga-in (born 1987), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Brown Eyed Girls
- Son Hak-gyu (born 1947), South Korean politician, former governor of Gyeonggi-do
- Son Heung-min (born 1992), South Korean professional footballer
- Son Ho-young (born 1980), Korean-American singer, member of boy band g.o.d
- Son Hyun-joo (born 1965), South Korean actor
- Masayoshi Son (born 1957), Japanese-Korean businessman, founder of Softbank and chairman of Sprint Corporation
- Son Na-eun (born 1994), South Korean singer and member of girl group Apink
- Wendy (born Shon Seung-wan, 1994), South Korean singer and member of girl group Red Velvet
- Son Seung-won (born 1990), South Korean actor
- Son Seung-yeon (born 1993), South Korean singer, winner of The Voice of Korea season 1
- Sue Son (born 1985), South Korean classical and crossover violinist
- Son Ye-jin (born 1982), South Korean actress
- Son Yeon-jae (born 1994), South Korean rhythmic gymnast
- Son Yong-chan (born 1991), South Korean footballer
- Son Young-hee (born 1993), South Korean Olympic weightlifter
- Shownu (born Son Hyun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer and member of boy band Monsta X
References
- 2000 records from the Korean National Statistical Office. See List of Korean family names.
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