Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a

Korean family name This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea. The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family nam ...

. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The word means the color white.

Baek (白)

"白" has a Cantonese origin from the

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongols, Mongol-led Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Division of the M ...

and

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unifica ...

dynasty. *Baek Wu Kyung (白宇經) of the Suwon Baek clan, cousin of

Bai Juyi Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i; ; 772–846), courtesy name Letian (樂天), was a renowned Chinese poet and Tang dynasty government official. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made about everyday life, including ...

of the

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo ...

, is the origin of this name.

Baek (苩)

Some

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo of Baekje, Onjo, the third son of Gogurye ...

refugees from the late

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of ...

age had this surname. *Paik Ga (苩加),

Mahan Mahan or Mahaan may refer to: * Mahan (name) * Mahan confederacy, chiefdoms in ancient Korea * Mahan, Iran, a city in Kerman Province * Mahan District, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province * Mahan Rural District, an administrative subdi ...

ruler *Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general *Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general *Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter

List of famous Baeks

;Baek * Baek A-yeon, South Korean singer and songwriter * Cha-seung Baek, Korean-American former professional baseball pitcher * Baek Doo San, fictional character in ''Tekken'' fighting games *

Baek Ji-hoon Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty an ...

, South Korean football player * Baek Ji-young, South Korean singer *

Baek Jin-hee Baek Jin-hee (born February 8, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She began to be known for her role in '' High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged'' (2011–2012) and rose to prominence for her role in '' Empress Ki'' (2013). Career Baek Jin-hee b ...

, South Korean actress *

Baek Minseok Baek Minseok (Hangul: 백민석) is a modern South Korean writer. Life Baek Minseok was born in 1971, in Seoul. In 2004, Baek announced that he would no longer write and since then, he has suspended all writing activities. Work Baek Minse ...

, South Korean writer *

Baek Sung-hyun Baek Sung-hyun (; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean actor. Career Baek Sung-hyun made his acting debut in the 1994 film ''I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me'' when he was five years old. The child actor practically grew up onscreen, pl ...

, South Korean actor * Baek Ye-rin, South Korean singer-songwriter and former member of duo 15& * Baek Jong-won, South Korean chef ;Baik *

Baik Sou Linne Sou Linne Baik (The romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea) (; born 1982) is a modern female South Korean author. Early life Baik was born in 1982 in Incheon, South Korea. She majored in French at Yonsei University. She wen ...

, South Korean author ;Paek * Paek Hak-rim (1918–2006), North Korean politician * Jim Paek, Korean-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current coach for the

South Korean national team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*su ...

* Paek Nam-il, North Korean politician * Paek Nam-nyong, North Korean writer * Paek Nam-sun (1929–2007), North Korean politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs * Paek Sang-ho, North Korean Colonel General * Paek Se-bong, North Korean politician * Paek Yong-ho, North Korean politician ;Paik * Paik Gahuim, South Korean writer * Kun-Woo Paik, South Korean pianist * Nam June Paik (1932–2006), Korean American artist *

Paik Seung-ho Paik Seung-ho (; born 17 March 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team. Starting playing football since May in 2005 in a football academy, Baekk wa ...

, South Korean professional footballer * Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020), South Korean military officer * Paik Sun-Hwa, fictional character on television series '' Lost''

Baek (白)

Baek (苩)

List of famous Baeks

See also