Ahn (Korean name)
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Ahn, also romanized An, is a Korean family name. It literally means "tranquility." In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea
http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1INOOSB&IDTYPE=3, making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population. North Korea does not release figures for surnames, but the percentage is expected to be similar.
The surname is also used in China
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, the notional ancestral seat of the clan. Typically each clan claims a different person as its founder, although there are exceptions. 109 Ahn clans are extant today. However, most of these are very small. The majority of Ahn's claim membership in the Sungheung Ahn clan (the highest and noble clan of Ahn's). The Kwangju and Juksan clans are also quite large and are associated with "blue-blood" status; in addition to these, the Tamjin, Gongsan, Chungju, Dongju, Jeuongwon, Ansan, Jecheon, Angang, and Jucheon clans are significant.
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, South Korea. They have enjoyed "blue-blood" status as nobility (Yang-Ban) since their earliest history in the Koryeo (Koryo) Dynasty and throughout the Chosun Dynasty (July 1392 - August 1910). The founder of the Sunheung Ahn was a famously petty and meticulous official of Koryeo named Ahn Ja-mi. The Neo-Confucian philosopher An Hyang
, who introduced the Confucian social and government system to Korea, was his great-grandson, and is generally numbered among the clan's most illustrious members. During Colonial Japan and during the founding of the democratic government of Korea, the most influential and respected figure is Ahn Chang Ho (Title: Dosan) and his life ended shortly after his arrest and release by the Imperial Japanese Government.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1INOOSB&IDTYPE=3, making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population. North Korea does not release figures for surnames, but the percentage is expected to be similar.
The surname is also used in China
An (Chinese name)
The surname An , literally means "peace" or "tranquility", also serves as an abbreviation of Anxi , meaning "Arsacid" in Chinese. Visitors to China who came from Arsacid-held territories often took the name An....
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Clans
In the traditional Korean clan system, which is still the basis of family registry in South Korea, each clan is distinguished by its bon-gwanBon-gwan
Bon-gwan is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share a same family name . Since Korea has been traditionally a Buddhist country this clan system is cognate with Gotra in Sanskrit texts and shares most features...
, the notional ancestral seat of the clan. Typically each clan claims a different person as its founder, although there are exceptions. 109 Ahn clans are extant today. However, most of these are very small. The majority of Ahn's claim membership in the Sungheung Ahn clan (the highest and noble clan of Ahn's). The Kwangju and Juksan clans are also quite large and are associated with "blue-blood" status; in addition to these, the Tamjin, Gongsan, Chungju, Dongju, Jeuongwon, Ansan, Jecheon, Angang, and Jucheon clans are significant.
Sunheung Clan (Dominant Clan)
The 2000 South Korean census counted 468,827 members of the "Sunheung" Ahn clan (순흥안씨, 順興安氏). Their ancestral seat is in modern-day Sunheung-myeon, in YeongjuYeongju
Yeongju is a city in the far north region of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea, covering 668.84 km2 with a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census...
, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...
, South Korea. They have enjoyed "blue-blood" status as nobility (Yang-Ban) since their earliest history in the Koryeo (Koryo) Dynasty and throughout the Chosun Dynasty (July 1392 - August 1910). The founder of the Sunheung Ahn was a famously petty and meticulous official of Koryeo named Ahn Ja-mi. The Neo-Confucian philosopher An Hyang
An Hyang
An Hyang was a leading Confucian scholar born in Yeongju in present-day South Korea. He is considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, introducing Song Confucianism to the Goryeo kingdom. An Hyang visited China, transcribing the Chu Tzu Shu and bringing his copy and portraits of Confucius...
, who introduced the Confucian social and government system to Korea, was his great-grandson, and is generally numbered among the clan's most illustrious members. During Colonial Japan and during the founding of the democratic government of Korea, the most influential and respected figure is Ahn Chang Ho (Title: Dosan) and his life ended shortly after his arrest and release by the Imperial Japanese Government.
List of persons with the surname
- Ahn Chang-ho, Korean independence leader and early Korean American organizer
- Ahn Cheol-SooAhn Cheol-SooAhn Cheol-Soo , is a professor and businessperson in South Korea. He founded AhnLab Inc., an antivirus software company in 1995. Now he is the dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University. He is also serving as chairman and Chief Learning Officer of...
, South Korean businessperson - Ahn Daniel, member of South Korean boyband Teen TopTeen TopTeen Top, is a South Korean pop group that consists of six members: C.A.P, Chunji, L.Joe, Niel, Ricky, Changjo. They are under the label T.O.P. Media and were founded in 2010 by Andy Lee of Shinhwa...
- Ahn Eak-tae (1906–1965), Korean composer
- Ahn Eung Choon (born 1941), 9th Dan, Grandmaster in taekwondo, founder of the Hae San Martial Arts Association
- Ahn Hyun-soo, three-time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics
- Ahn Jae-wookAhn Jae-wookAhn Jae-wook is a South Korean actor, composer and singer. He spent most of his childhood in his hometown, the district of Donamdong in Seoul, before graduating from Seoul Art College, where he majored in theatre...
(born 1971), Korean actor, composer and singer - Ahn Jung-hwanAhn Jung-HwanAhn Jung-Hwan is a South Korean football player. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round, sending South Korea into the quarterfinals.-Football career:After starting his professional career with K-League's Busan...
(born 1976), South Korean football player - Ahn Jung-hyoAhn Jung-hyoAhn Jung-hyo is a South Korean novelist and literary translator.Ahn was born in Seoul, where he graduated from Sogang University with a BA in English literature in 1965. He worked as an English-language writer for the Korea Herald in 1964, and later served as a director for the Korea Times in...
(born 1941), South Korean novelist and translator - Ahn SoheeSoheeAhn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
, member of South Korean girl group Wonder GirlsWonder GirlsWonder Girls is a South Korean girl group. Its producer and manager is singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and the Wonder Girls is signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions... - Ahn Soo-kilAhn Soo-kilAhn Soo-kil was a Korean novelist and journalist who devoted much of his life to depicting the lives of the Korean settlers in Jiandao, Manchuria. He was born on November 3, 1911 in Hamhŭng, Hamgyŏngnamdo, in present-day North Korea...
(1911–1977), novelist - Ahn Sung-kiAhn Sung-kiAhn Sung-ki is known to the public as the "National Best Actor of Korea".-Biography:A Roman Catholic, he was born in Daegu and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young's celebrated film The...
, South Korean actor - Ahn Sung-NamAhn Sung-NamAhn Sung-Nam is a South Korean football player who, as of 2009, is playing for Gwangju FC, on loan from Gangwon FC.-Ulsan Mipo Dockyard:After he graduated from Chung-Ang University, he joined Korea National League's side Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard...
, South Korean football player - Ahn Tae-Eun, South Korean football player
- Ahn Yong-Kyu, Grandmaster in Taekwondo, educator, researcher, professor at the Korea National Sport University
- An Chang-namAn Chang-namAn Chang-nam was the first Korean aviator.-Overview:Born and raised in Seoul, he is believed to have been inspired to learn to fly after having seen an aerobatics demonstration by American pilot Art Smith in 1916 or 1917. In 1920, he graduated from Japan's Okuri Aviation School in Susaki An...
, first Korean pilot - An HyangAn HyangAn Hyang was a leading Confucian scholar born in Yeongju in present-day South Korea. He is considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, introducing Song Confucianism to the Goryeo kingdom. An Hyang visited China, transcribing the Chu Tzu Shu and bringing his copy and portraits of Confucius...
, philosopher of the late GoryeoGoryeoThe Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a Korean dynasty established in 918 by Emperor Taejo. Korea gets its name from this kingdom which came to be pronounced Korea. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392...
period - An Jung-geunAn Jung-geunAn Jung-geun or Ahn Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist, nationalist, and pan-Asianist....
(1879–1910), Korean independence fighter - Danny AhnDanny AhnDanny Ahn is a Korean American rapper and actor originally a part of the popular boy band g.o.d. He is notable for his unique rapping. He has one older sister...
, South Korean singer and part of g.o.d - Ahn Chil-hyunKangtaAhn Chil-Hyun , better known by his stage name Kangta is a South Korean pop, R&B singer, first known as the lead singer the boy band H.O.T. ....
, South Korean singer-songwriter, known as KangTa - Mikhail AnMikhail AnMikhail Ivanovich An was a Soviet football player of Korean ethnic origin. An was one of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent players killed in the 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision.-International career:...
(1952–1979), Soviet footballer - Philip Ahn (1905–1978), Korean-American actor and Ahn Chang Ho's son
- Priscilla AhnPriscilla AhnPriscilla Ahn is an American singer-songwriter.-Early life and education:Ahn was born Priscilla Natalie Hartranft in Fort Stewart, Georgia to Kay and Harry Hartranft and spent her childhood living in the USA and South Korea. She lived in Berks County, Pennsylvania for several years and attended...
(born 1984), Korean-American musician - Ahn Kim (born 2010), character in Korean-American playwright Jason Kim's play
- Ahn Jaehyo, member of South Korean boy group Block BBlock BBlock B is a South Korean boy group created by Cho PD under his label Brand New Stardom. On April 15, 2011, they made their debut on KBS Music Bank with their promotional single, "Freeze!" . The group consists of seven members: Zico , Lee Taeil, B-Bomb , Ahn Jaehyo, U-Kwon , Park Kyung, and P.O...
- Ahn (An) Vladimir (born 1995, 1 November), player of Football Team "Bunyodqor" (Uzbekistan, Tashkent)
See also
- The Ahn TrioAhn TrioThe Ahn Trio is a classical piano trio comprised of three sisters: Angella , Lucia and Maria . Lucia and Maria are twins. Born in Seoul, Korea, they moved to New York City in 1981 and began their training at the Juilliard School. The sisters decided to form a trio while they were earning their...
, classical piano trio. - List of Korean family names
- Korean nameKorean nameA Korean name consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both North Korea and South Korea. In the Korean language, 'ireum' or 'seong-myeong' usually refers to the family name and given name together...
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