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- 1 2 3 "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- 1 2 "水氏(江南 · 江陵 · 高山 · 金海)" [Su clans (Gangnam, Gangneung, Gosan, Gimhae)]. Bucheon: Jokbo Library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "수씨(水氏)" [Su clan]. Bucheon: Jokbo Library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "달성 · 밀양수씨(達城 · 密陽洙氏)" [Dalseong, Miryang Su clans]. Bucheon: Jokbo Library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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