Eun Explained

Hangul:	은
Hanja:	and
Rr:	Eun
Mr:	Ŭn
Koreanipa:	[ɯn]

Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname.

Overview

Eun (殷)

The 2000 South Korean Census found 15,657 people with this Korean surname.^[1] They traced their origins to three different bon-gwan: Yonan County, South Hwanghae and Kangeum, Kumchon County, North Hwanghae in what is today North Korea, and Haengju (행주동), Goyang, Gyeonggi-do in what is today South Korea.^[2]

Eun (恩)

It is said that the queen of King Uija of Baekje is Eungo in the Nihon Shoki.Gobu-eun, who is based in Gobu-gun, Jeolla-do, was born in 1784 by Eun Kwang-hoon, born in 1754 He was paid in time-departed radish. Eun Kwang-hoon's residence is Yeongyu, Pyongan-do, Pyeongwon-gun.In 1930, a national census showed that one family was living in Ssangyong-myeon, Gangseo-gun, South Pyongan.In the 2015 National Statistical Office Census, there were 13 people with this surname.

People with the surname Eun (殷 or 恩) include:

• Eun Hee-kyung (born 1959), South Korean writer
• Eun Ji-won (born 1978), South Korean rapper, member of Sechs Kies

See also

• List of Korean surnames

Notes and References

1. Web site: 성씨인구분포데이터 (Surname population and distribution data). National Statistics Office. South Korea. 2013-05-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101034812/http://sgis.nso.go.kr/pyramid/view_familyname_dmc_table.asp. 2013-11-01.
2. Web site: 한국성씨일람. List of Korean surnames. Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. 2013-10-30.