Um (Korean surname)

Um
Hangul	엄
Hanja	嚴
Revised Romanization	Eom
McCune–Reischauer	Ŏm

Um (Korean: 엄), also spelled as Uhm, Eom, Eum, Ohm or Om, is a relatively uncommon surname in Korea. It is written using the same character as the Chinese surname, Yan (嚴). It has only one clan, the Yeongwol Eom clan, based in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province.^[1] According to the 2015 census in South Korea, there were 144,425 people carrying the Eom surname.^[2]^[3]

History edit

Eom is a surname that originated from China. The founding ancestor, Eom Im-ui (hangul: 엄림의; hanja: 嚴林義), was sent to Korea by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, during Gyeongdeok of Silla's reign.^[4] He was said to be a descendant of the Han dynasty scholar, Yan Ziling (嚴子陵), known as Eom Ja-neung in Korean (엄자능).

A member of the Eom family, Gwi-in Eom [ko], became one of the royal consorts of King Seongjong of Joseon, but was later murdered by his successor, King Yeonsangun. Another member of this family became the consort of King Gojong, becoming the mother of the last crown prince of the Korean Empire, Yi Un.

List of famous people edit

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Um Aing-ran (born 1936), South Korean actress
Um Hong-gil (born 1960), South Korean climber
Um Hyo-sup (born 1966), South Korean actor
Um Sang-hyun (born 1971), South Korean voice actor
Um Ki-joon (born 1976), South Korean actor
Um Tae-hwa (born 1980), South Korean film director and screenwriter
Um Da-woon (born 1985), South Korean soccer player
Um Ji-eun (born 1987), South Korean freestyle wrestler
Um Min-ji (born 1991), South Korean curler
Um Cheon-ho (born 1992), South Korean short track speed skater

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Uhm Bok-dong (1892-1951), Korean cyclist
Uhm Jung-hwa (born 1969), South Korean singer and actress
Uhm Tae-woong (born 1974), South Korean actor

Eom edit

Eom Par-yong (born 1931), South Korean sprinter
Eom Yeong-seop (born 1964), South Korean cyclist
Eom Hyo-won (born 1986), South Korean handball player
Eom Hye-won (born 1991), South Korean badminton player

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Om Jong-ran (born 1985), North Korean football defender
Om Yun-chol (born 1991), North Korean weightlifter

Oum edit

Oum Sang-il (born 1976), South Korean mathematician

Ohm edit

Ohm Ki-young (born 1951), South Korean popular news anchor

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References edit

^ "성씨의 고향(10)영월 엄씨". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 19 March 1982. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
^ "엄정화·엄앵란 톱스타 배출한 당나라 예술가 후손". www.skyedaily.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "엄". www.doopedia.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[1] "성씨의 고향(10)영월 엄씨". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 19 March 1982. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[Census2015-2] "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

[3] "엄정화·엄앵란 톱스타 배출한 당나라 예술가 후손". www.skyedaily.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[4] "엄". www.doopedia.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 13 April 2020.

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