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Yun (Korean surname)

Yun (Korean: 윤) is a family name in Korea, which means "governor". The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yoon, Yune, Yiun, or Youn. According to the 2000 census, 948,600 people had the surname in South Korea. It derives from the Chinese character 尹.

Clans and history

Papyeong clan

The Papyeong (파평, 坡平) Yoon clan, which has its seat in Papyeong-myeon, Paju City, is the most well-known Yoon clan. The 2000 South Korean census found 221,433 households claiming membership in the Papyeong clan, with a total population of 713,947.

The clan's founding ancestor is General Yun Sin-dal, who assisted Wang Kŏn (later King Taejo) in founding the Goryeo Dynasty.

Yun Kwan was a renowned general in the Goryeo Dynasty. He helped form the Byeolmuban forces to fight and defeat the Jurchen tribes in 1107.

In 2002, a mummified woman with an unborn fetus was discovered in the tomb of Yun Jeong-jeong, a member of the Papyeong Yun clan. It is believed she was the granddaughter of Yun Won-hyung, the brother of Queen Munjeong.

Several Papyeong Yun women became queens during the early Joseon Dynasty, they include Queen Jeonghyeon, Queen Jeonghui, Queen Munjeong and Queen Janggyeong.

Papyeong clan has a tradition of shunning the consumption of carps due to its connection with Yun Kwan.

Haepyeong clan

Last ruling Empress, Empress Sunjeong of the Korean Empire, was from another Yoon (Yun) clan, Haepyeong Yun. The first Haepyeong Yoon was a person named Yoon GoonJeong (1046~1083) from the Goryeo Danasty. According to the 2000 census, 26,000 people belong to this clan.

Yun Bo-seon the second president of South Korea is a distant relative of Empress Sunjeong of the Korean Empire.

Family feud

When the tomb of Yu Kwan was rediscovered in the 18th century, it sparked a 300-year-old family feud between the Yun and Sim Clan. The reason for the feud was because a member of the Sim clan was buried uphill from Yun Kwan's tomb, destroying part of the original tomb in the process. The feud was finally settled in 2008.

People

Yoon Bit-Garam, South Korean football player
Yoon Bo-mi, South Korean singer and member of girl group Apink
Yun Bong-gil, South Korean independence activist
Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer and member of girl group Sistar
Yun Posun, 2nd president of South Korea
Yoon Byung-ho, South Korean actor
Yoon Chae-kyung, South Korean singer and member of girl group April
Yoon Da-gyeong, South Korean actress
Yoon Do-hyun, South Korean rock singer/songwriter
Yun Dong-ju, Korean poet active during the period of Japanese rule
Yoon Doo-joon, South Korean singer, member and leader of boy band Highlight
Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean actress and singer, member of inactive girl group Baby V.O.X
Yun Kwan, military general during the Goryeo dynasty
Yun Hui-sun, militia leader and Korean independence activist
Isang Yun, Korean composer
James Yun, American entrepreneur, actor and professional wrestler
Jean Yoon, Canadian actress and writer
Yoon Je-kyoon, South Korean film director
Yoon Ji-sung, South Korean singer and member of boy band Wanna One
Yoon Jin-young, South Korean rapper
Johnny Yune, Korean-American actor, singer, and comedian
Yoon Jong-hwan, South Korean football player
Yoon Jong-shin, South Korean singer and songwriter
Karl Yune, American actor
Yoon Kye-sang, South Korean actor and singer, member of boy band g.o.d
Yoon Kyung-ho, South Korean actor
Yoon Kyun-sang, South Korean actor
Yoon Kyung-shin, South Korean Olympic athlete and handball player
Yun Mi-jin, South Korean archer and Olympic gold medalist
Yoon Mi-rae (born Natasha Shanta Reid), American-born South Korean singer and rapper
Yoon Mi-rim (1933–2020), South Korean voice actress and writer
Yoon Park, South Korean actor
Rick Yune, American actor, screenwriter, producer, martial artist and model
Sang Yoon, Korean-American restaurateur and chef
Yoon Sang-hyun, South Korean actor and singer
Yoon San-ha, South Korean singer and member of boy group Astro
Yoon Se-ah, South Korean actress
Yun Seondo, Korean philosopher, poet, and politician
Yoon Shi-yoon, South Korean actor and television personality
Yoon So-hee, South Korean actress
Yoon So-ho (born Lee Jung-hoon), South Korean theatre and musical actor
Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress, singer and television personality
Yoon Suk-min, South Korean baseball pitcher
Yoon Sun-woo, South Korean actor
Yoon Suk-yeol, 13th president of South Korea
Yun Suk-young, South Korean footballer
Yun Seok-chan, South Korean technologist
Tommy Yune, South Korean-born American comic book author
Yun Yea-ji, South Korean figure skater
Youn Yuh-jung, South Korean actress