| Hangul: | 견 |
| Hanja: | and |
| Rr: | Gyeon |
| Mr: | Kyŏn |
| Koreanipa: | [kjʌ̹n] |
Kyeon is a Korean surname.
Kyeon may be written with two different hanja characters: or . The 2000 South Korean census found 1,660 people across 493 households with these surnames.[1] In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that a majority people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Kyeon in their passports.[2]
The Kyeon (甄) are the descendants of Kyŏn Hwŏn, the founding king of Later Baekje. The 2000 South Korean census found 1,141 people across 340 households with this surname.
The 堅 surname has only one clan, the Cheonnyeong Kyeon clan. Their progenitor is Kyŏn Kwon, who was a general during the early Goryeo dynasty in the 10th century AD.[3] The 2000 South Korean census found 519 people across 153 households with this surname.