Kyeon is a
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
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 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.
甄
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. The 2000 South Korean census found 1,141 people across 340 households with this surname.
堅
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 (born 1965), South Korean actress
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Kyŏn Ae-bok, Korean princess
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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
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Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (died 936), Korean king
References
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Korean-language surnames