The Aneum Seomun clan (Korean: 안음 서문씨; Hanja: 安陰 西門氏) is a Korean clan. Their bon-gwan is in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Seomun clan of Aneum was 1934. Seomun clan was a family name which has origin in Liang, China. Seomun clan has also origin of the name of a place that Scholar-official lived in Zheng during Eastern Zhou Period. Their founder was Seomun Gi from Henan who was a jinshi (Hanja: 進士) in Yuan dynasty. Seomun Gi entered Goryeo as a fatherly master when Princess Noguk had a marriage to an ordinary person planned by Gongmin of Goryeo. Seomun Gi was appointed as Prince of Hamyang. Seomun Gi’s descendant founded Seomun clan of Aneum and made Seomun clan of Aneum’s Bon-gwan Hamyang.[1][2]
| Aneum Seomun clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Hamyang County |
| Founder | Seomun Gi |
See also
edit- Korean clan names of foreign origin
- Seomoon Tak (born 1978), South Korean singer
References
edit- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 안음서문씨 安陰西門氏. Academy of Korean Studies.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 21 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.