Gyodong In clan explained

Gyodong In clan
Native Name:	교동인씨(喬桐 印氏)
Native Name Lang:	Korean
Country:	Korea
Region:	Gyodong-myeon, Ganghwa County
Connected Members:	In Gyo-jin In Jae-keun

Gyodong In clan was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Ganghwa County, Incheon. According to the research in 2015, the number of Gyodong In clan was 20,737 people. Their founder was who was an Adjunct in Jin dynasty, China. He was dispatched to Silla as an embassy. After that, he was naturalized to Silla.^[1]

Clan Residences

The Gyodong In clan is reported to have a couple of villages (집성촌) where the members are made up of mostly people from the Gyodong In clan, these areas include/included:^[2]

• Yeomul-ri, Yi-an Myeon, Sangju, Gyeongsangbukdo
• Guhyang-ri, Hamchang-Eup, Sangju, Gyeongsangbukdo
• Daga-dong, Dongnam-Gu, Daejeon
• Songhak-ri, Myeoncheon-Myeon, Dangjin, Chungcheongnamdo
• Samhwa-ri, Seokmun-Myeon, Dangjin, Chungcheongnamdo
• Naksang-ri, Deoksan-Myeon, Yesan, Chungcheongnamdo
• Yongdong-ri, Sapgyo-Eub, Yesan, Chungcheongnamdo
• Jangsan-ri, Munsan-Eup, Paju, Gyeonggido
• Daechon-ri (Formerly Noktan-ri of Sangwol-Myeon), Pyeongsan, North Hwanghae Province
• Nampo-Ri (Formerly and still recorded as Changreung-ri in genealogy books), Nam-Myeon, Kaepoong, Gyeonggido

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Book: Academy of Korean Studies 교동인씨 喬桐印氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
2. http://www.kyodongin.com/skin/ 교동인씨대종회 (Grand Association of the Gyodong In clan)

External links

• Book: Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.