Yeon

This article is about the surname. For the given name, see Yeon (Korean given name).
Yeon
Hangul 연, 련
Hanja 燕, 延, 連
Revised Romanization Yeon
McCune–Reischauer Yŏn

Yeon or Yun (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 燕, 延 is much more common than 連, which is exclusively Chinese and is translated into Korean as Lyun (련). Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).

Origin

燕

Yeon (燕) was the name of an unknown feudal noble of Baekje, during the 5th century.

延

During the Joseon dynasty, the Japanese surname Nobu (延) was naturalized into Korean as Yeon.

淵 (Extinct)

Yeon (淵) was the surname of Yeon Gaesomun, a general of Goguryeo. It became extinct when this family emigrated to another Asian nation, with the remaining family members changing their surname to another Korean family name.