Jeon (전), also often spelled Jun, Chun or Chon, is a common
Korean family name
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order.
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three sur ...
. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 687,867 people with this name in South Korea. It can be written with three different
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
() ...
, each with different meanings and indicating different
lineages.
* (온전할 전 ''onjeonhal jeon'', "whole"). This is the most common character, used by 493,419 people in 153,208 households according to the 2000 Census.
The surname has a
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche (; ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. While the three kingdoms were in separate existence, Baekje had the h ...
origin. It is also said that when
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 fell, many changed their royal surname
Wang
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname)
Wang () is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the common Chinese surname (''Wáng''). It has a mixture of various origin with uncertain lineage of family history, however it is c ...
to Jeon (全) / Ok (玉) to avoid severe persecution by the succeeding
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
dynasty.
* (밭 전 ''bat jeon'', "field"). This is the second-most common character, used by 188,354 people in 58,895 households.
The surname has a
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 ...
origin.
* (돈 전 ''don jeon'', "money"). This is the least common character, used by 6,094 people in 1,883 households.
In a study by the
National Institute of 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 67% of people with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Jeon in their passports, while 23% spelled it Jun, and 5% spelled it Chun. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 5%) included Chon, Cheon, Jean, Jeun, Jen, Jhun, and Zeon.
People
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Annie Chun, South Korean entrepreneur, founder of
Annie Chun's
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Jeon Bae-soo (born 1970), South Korean actor
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Jeon Bong-jun (1855–1895), South Korean activist
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Jeon Boram (born 1986), South Korean singer and actress
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Byeong Sam Jeon (born 1977), South Korean artist
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Jeon Byung-guk (born 1987), South Korean former footballer
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Jeon Chae-eun (born 2005), South Korean actress
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Jeon Da-hye (born 1983), South Korean short track speed skater
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Daniel Chun (born 1980), American comedy writer
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Jeon Do-yeon (born 1973), South Korean actress
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Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan (; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean politician, army general and military dictator who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Prior to his accession to the presidency, he was the cou ...
(1931–2021), South Korean politician
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Jeon Eun-ha (born 1993), South Korean footballer
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Ha Ji-won (born Jeon Hae-rim, 1978), South Korean actress
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Heejin (born Jeon Hee-jin, 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Artms
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Jeon Hye-bin (born 1983), South Korean actress and singer
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Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1976), South Korean actress
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Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1988), South Korean actress
*
Jeon Hyeok-jin (born 1995), South Korean badminton player
*
Jeon Hyeong-pil (1906–1962), Korean art collector
*
Jun Hyo-seong (born 1989), South Korean singer and actress
*
Jun Hyun-moo (born 1977), South Korean host and television personality
*
Chun In-gee (born 1994), South Korean professional golfer
*
Jeon In-hwa (born 1965), South Korean actress
*
Jeon In-kwon
Jeon In-kwon (; born September 4, 1954) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and former lead singer of the band Deulgukhwa, who were known as the "Beatles of Korea."
Career
Jeon debuted as the lead singer of the folk rock band Apart and Toge ...
(born 1954), South Korean singer-songwriter
*
Jun Jae-youn (born 1983), South Korean badminton player
*
Jeon Ji-yoon (born 1990), South Korean singer-songwriter
*
John Chun (1928–2013), Korean automotive engineering designer
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John H. Chun (born 1970), American lawyer
*
Jeon Jong-seo (born 1994), South Korean actress
*
Jeon Jun-hyeok (born 2003), South Korean actor and model
*
Jungkook (born Jeon Jung-kook, 1997), South Korean singer, member of boy band BTS
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Jeon Mi-do (born 1982), South Korean actress and singer
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Jeon Mi-seon (1970–2019), South Korean actress
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Jeon Min-seo (born 2003), South Korean actress
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Jeon No-min (born 1966), South Korean actor
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Jeon Ok (1911–1969), Korean actress and singer
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Jon Pyong-ho (1926-2014), North Korean general and politician
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Jeon Sang-guk (born 1940), South Korean author
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Jeon Seok-ho (born 1984), South Korean actor
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Jeon So-nee (born 1991), South Korean actress
*
Jeon So-min (born 1986), South Korean actress
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Somin (singer) (born Jeon So-min, 1996), South Korean singer, member of co-ed group Kard
*
Jeon Somi
Ennik Somi Douma (born March 9, 2001), known professionally by her Korean name Jeon Somi (), is a South Korean and Canadian singer signed under The Black Label. Born in Canada to a South Korean mother and a Dutch-Canadian father, she moved to ...
(born 2001), South Korean-Canadian singer
*
Soyeon (born Jeon So-yeon, 1998), South Korean rapper and record producer, member of girl group (G)I-dle
*
Jeon Soo-jin
Jeon Soo-jin (born November 8, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Born in Seoul but raised in Jeju Island, she was studying design at Konkuk University in 2008 when she began doing part-time work as a model (people), model for the fashion magazine ...
(born 1988), South Korean actress
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Jeon Soo-kyeong (born 1966), South Korean actress
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Jeon Sung-woo (born 1987), South Korean actor
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Jeon Tae-il (1948–1970), South Korean activist
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Jun Tae-soo (1984–2018), South Korean actor
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Wonwoo (born Jeon Won-woo, 1996), South Korean singer, member of boy band Seventeen
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Jeon Woo-chi, Taoist scholar
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Jeon Ye-seo (born 1981), South Korean actress
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Jeon Yeo-been (born 1989), South Korean actress
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Jeon Yeo-ok (born 1959), South Korean politician
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Yeojin Jeon (born 1984), South Korean actress
See also
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List of Korean family names
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order.
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three sur ...
*
Korean name
Korean names are names that place their origin in, or are used in, Korea. A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist. For full names, ...
References
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Korean-language surnames