Yeon

See also: Yan (surname), Yin (surname), Yuan (surname), Yun (surname), and Yen (surname)

Yeon
Hangul	연
Hanja	燕, 延, 淵
Revised Romanization	Yun
McCune–Reischauer	Yuŏn

Yeon, Yun (燕, 延, 淵) is a surname in Korea.

Contents

1 燕 Yan
2 延 Yan
3 淵 Yuan
4 similar in dialect
5 See also

燕 Yan

Yeon (燕:Yan:Yin) surname;

from Hi (姫) clan of Yan (state) in Zhou Dynasty
from Gil (姞) clan of South Yan (南燕) state in Zhou Dynasty
from Xianbei peeple like Wuhuan, Donghu people

延 Yan

Yeon (延:Yan:Yin) surname;

from Oh (吳) clan of Wu (state), branch of Zhou Dynasty royal
from ethnic groups like Wuhuan, Donghu people, Xianbei of Northern Wei, Xianbei invade to China, Korea at 200~700 AD
Yeon Si Lo (延時老:Nobu Tokiro) is Japanese Wakou, so some got surname Kim (金) at late Josen from book of Josen

淵 Yuan

See also: Quan and Chyun

Yeon (淵Yuan:Yun:Gun:Hùn)

from Yeon Gaesomun of Goguryeo, his sons got the surname Quan (泉:Chyun) in China around 650 AD, but it became extinct

similar in dialect

Yoon, Yun, Korean surname
Yuan (surname), common of Wei (薳:Wi), branch of Chu (state)
Yan, Yin (燕, 閻, 闫, 嚴, 顏, 言), branch of Zhou Dynasty, Jiang (Kang), Chu (state), Xianbei people
Yun, Yeon, in Korean dialect of Lyun (連:Lian)

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