Jeong (Korean name)
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| Jeong (Korean name) | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: |
정
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| Hanja: | |
| Revised Romanization: | Jeong |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Chŏng |
Jeong, also often spelled Jung or Chung or Chong, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 2,230,611 people by this name in South Korea, or roughly 5% of the population.
[edit] List of famous Jeongs
- Jeong Cheol
- Jeong Dojeon
- Jeong Gyu-hwa
- Jeong Inji, author of the colophon of the Hunmin Jeong-eum Haerye
- Jeong Mong-ju
- Jeong Seon (painter)
- Jeong Yak-yong, leading philosopher of the Silhak orientation.
- Jung Myung Seok
- Chung Dong-young
- Chung Ju-yung
- Chung Kyung-Ho
- Chung Mong-hun
