Ban | |
Hangul | 반 |
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Hanja | Given name Various |
Revised Romanization | Ban |
McCune–Reischauer | Pan |
Ban, also spelled Bahn or Pan, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation. Hanja-mal or Hanja-eo refers to words that can be written with Hanja, and hanmun refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is sometimes used loosely to encompass these other concepts. Because Hanja never underwent major reform, they are almost entirely identical to traditional Chinese and kyūjitai characters, though the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters 教 and 研 are written as 敎 and 硏. Only a small number of Hanja characters are modified or unique to Korean. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in Japan and Mainland China have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters.
The family name Ban is written with either of two hanja, indicating different lineages. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 26,171 people and 8,143 households with these family names. [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 93.8% of people with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Ban in their passports, while 4% spelled it Van. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 2.2%) included Bahn. [2]
A lineage is a unilineal descent group that can demonstrate their common descent from a known apical ancestor. Unilineal lineages can be matrilineal or patrilineal, depending on whether they are traced through mothers or fathers, respectively. Whether matrilineal or patrilineal descent is considered most significant differs from culture to culture.
Nanul Ban ( 나눌 반; 班 ; lit. "group") is the less common of the two Ban family names. This character was originally used to write the Chinese family name pronounced Bān in Mandarin. None of the surviving records clarify when the family name was adopted in Korea or whether the various clans using this character as their surname have a common ancestor. [3] The 2000 South Korean census found 2,955 people with this family name, and 919 households. [1] The surviving bon-gwan (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members) at that time included:
Bon-gwan is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share a same family name. Since Korea has been traditionally a Buddhist country, this clan system is cognate with Gotra in Sanskrit texts and shares most features.
Tteumul Ban (뜨물 반; 潘 ; lit. "leftover water from washing rice") is the more common of the two Ban family names. This character was originally used to write the Chinese family name pronounced Pān in Mandarin. The 2000 South Korean census found 23,216 people with this family name, and 7,224 households. [1] The surviving bon-gwan at that time included:
People with this family name include:
Ban Hyo-jung is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1964 with a bit part in Shin Sang-ok's film Rice, and went on to a prolific career in television dramas.
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Kim Se-jung, better known by her stage name Ban Se-jung, is a South Korean actress. She is known for her role as Jang Se-ryung on the series Love on a Rooftop.
Fictional characters with this family name include:
Ban Geum-ryeon is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. Filmed in 1975, the film was banned at the time, and 40 minutes of footage had been censored when it was finally released.
There are 27 hanja with the reading "ban" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are: [8] [9]
Korean given names containing the element Ban include:
Seok, also spelled Suk, is a rare Korean family name held by about 56,500 South Koreans, as well as an element in some Korean given names.
Kwak is a Korean surname.
Hwang or Whang is a Korean family name. The name is historically known to be derived from the Chinese surname Huang. Today, Hwangs comprise approximately 1.4% of the Korean population. The South Korean census in the year 2000 found that there were 644,294 Hwangs with over 68 Bon-gwan family clans, making it the 16th most common last name in the country. Also, it is estimated that there are over 29,410,000 individuals whose last names are the variations of Huang, including the Korean Hwang and the Vietnamese Hoang around the world. The Chinese character, or Hanja, for Hwang indicates "yellow," "gold," or "sulfur."
Chae, also spelled Chai, is a Korean family name and an element in some Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Mangjeol is a unique Korean family name. It has its origins from a Japanese surname in the Kagoshima Prefecture by Mangjeol Ilrang (Hangul: 망절일랑), a mushroom farmer in Dong-myeon, Yangsan City, Gyeongsangnam-do who was born to a Japanese father and Korean mother towards the end of Japanese colonialism in Korea. His original Japanese name is Amikiri Ichirō. Uniquely, the bon-gwan of this surname is Dogan, the Korean name for the hometown of his Japanese grandfather. The 2000 South Korean census found 10 South Koreans belonging to one household who have this unique surname, with eight of them living in Yangsan, one in Busan, and one in Ansan. Ichirō Amikiri is currently the patriarch of the Mangjeol family.
Moon, also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Young, also romanised Yeong or Yŏng, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable unisex Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable given names. It has different meanings depending on which hanja is used to write it.
Seung, spelled Sung in North Korea, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used.
Hyun, also spelled Hyeon, Hyon, or Hyoun, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a popular element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
Yong is a Korean family name, as well as a character in some Korean given names. As a family name, it may also be spelled Ryong.
So, also spelled Soh, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Yang is a Korean surname. According to the 2000 South Korean Census, 486,645 people in South Korea had the surname Yang.
Sang is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean unisex given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Soo, also spelled Su, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Seon, also spelled Sun, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Ok, sometimes spelled Oak or Ock, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. It is usually written with a hanja meaning "jade".
Chu, also spelled Choo, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Mo (모) is a common Korean surname, previously separate surnames related to the Chinese surnames Móu or Máo.
Geoje Ban clan is a Korean clan.
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