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n surname.


Overview

Kyeon may be written with two different hanja characters: or . The 2000 South Korean census found 1,660 people across 493 households with these surnames. In a study by the
National Institute of the Korean Language The National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL; ) is a language regulator of the Korean language based in Seoul, South Korea. It was created on January 23, 1991, by Presidential Decree No. 13163 (November 14, 1990). It has previously gone by a ...
based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that a majority people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Kyeon in their passports.


The Kyeon (甄) are the descendants of
Kyŏn Hwŏn Kyŏn Hwŏn (; 867 – 27 September 936, ruled from 892 – March 935) was the king and founder of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, and reigned from 892 to 935. Some records render his name as Chin Hwŏn (). He was also t ...
, the founding king of
Later Baekje Later Baekje (, ) was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. Later Baekje was a Korean dynastic kingdom founded by the disaffected Silla general Kyŏn Hwŏn in 900, whom led the local gentry and populace tha ...
. The 2000 South Korean census found 1,141 people across 340 households with this surname.


The 堅 surname has only one clan, the Cheonnyeong Kyeon clan. Their progenitor is Kyŏn Kwon (), who was a general during the early
Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
dynasty in the 10th century AD. The 2000 South Korean census found 519 people across 153 households with this surname.


Notable people

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Kyeon Mi-ri Kyeon Mi-ri (; born January 27, 1965) is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known for her role as the antagonist Lady Choi in the hit period drama ''Jewel in the Palace'' (2003). Career Kyeon Mi-ri graduated from Seoul Traditiona ...
(born 1965), South Korean actress *
Kyŏn Ae-bok Kyŏn Ae-bok, often referred as Lady Kyŏn in some historical sources, was the daughter of Kyŏn Hwŏn and wife of Pak Yŏng-gyu. The couple had a good-relationship with Wang Kŏn since Wang regarded Pak as his older brother. Due to this, their el ...
, Korean princess *
Kyŏn Hwŏn Kyŏn Hwŏn (; 867 – 27 September 936, ruled from 892 – March 935) was the king and founder of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, and reigned from 892 to 935. Some records render his name as Chin Hwŏn (). He was also t ...
(c. 867–936), Korean king *
Kyŏn Sin-gŏm Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (; ? – September 936, r. 15 November 935 – 936) was the second and final king of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yang-gŏm and Yong-gŏm, t ...
(died 936), Korean king


References

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