Won (Korean surname)
| Won | |
| Hangul | 원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 元, 袁, 苑 |
| Revised Romanization | won |
| McCune–Reischauer | wŏn |
Won is a Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were total of 120,465 people by this surname, or about .2% of the population. Of these, more than 99% used the hanja 元 for their surname. However, a small number used the characters 袁 or 苑.
People with the name
- Wonhyo, 617–686 CE, one of the leading thinkers of the Korean Buddhist tradition
- Won Gyun, 1540–1597, Joseon Dynasty naval commander.
- Won Sei-hoon, b. 1951, former NIS chief of South Korea.
- Won Seong-jin, b. 1985, South Korean professional Go player.
- Won Woo-Young, b. 1982, South Korean sabre fencer.
See also
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