The Suwon Baek clan (Korean: 수원 백씨; Hanja: 水原 白氏) is a Korean clan. It is from Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. According to research conducted in 2015, the number of members of the clan was 354,428. Their founder was Baek Wu Kyung, who came to Korea during the Silla period and took a government post. Baek Wu Kyung was a descendant of Bai Yibing (白乙丙), a general of Qin state during Duke Mu’s reign who was descended of Zi clan. His hometown was Hua Prefecture, Shaanxi.[1][2]
| Suwon Baek clan | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Suwon |
| Founder | Baek Wu Kyung |
| Connected members | Baek Jong-won Baek Jin-hee Baek Ji-heon Baek A-yeon Yerin Baek Baek Ji-young Baek Sung-hyun |
See also
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edit- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 수원 백씨 水原白氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ 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: 19 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.