Kwon

Kwon (권)
Pronunciation/kwʌ̹n/
LanguageKorean
Kwon
Hangul
권
Hanja
權
RRGwon
MRKwŏn

Kwon also written as Gwon (Korean: 권; Hanja: 權 [kwʌn]) is a Korean family name. Some sources[who?] list as many as 56 clans, but most of them were merged with the Andong Gwon clan under the Sijeung-gong faction soon after the establishment of the Goryeo Kingdom.

Andong Kwon clan

The founder of Andong Kwon clan, Kim Haeng (金幸), was originally a royalty of the Silla Gyeongju Kim clan. He participated in the Battle of Gochang and helped Taejo, who established the Kingdom of Goryeo in 918; the new king bestowed upon Kim Haeng a new surname: Kwon (權), as he could judge the situation correctly and achieve a purpose flexibly (能炳幾達權).

The clan had alternative older names as the Seokreung Kwon clan (石陵權氏), Koryeong Kwon clan (古寧權氏), Hwasan Kwon clan (花山權氏), Reungra Kwon clan (綾羅權氏), Jipyeong Kwon clan (地平權氏), Ilgye Kwon clan (一界權氏), and Gojang Kwon clan (古藏權氏).

Yecheon Kwon clan

The original surname of the Yecheon Kwon clan was Hŭn (흔; 昕). However, they were forced to change their surname due to having the same character as the personal name of King Chungmok of Goryeo, which was Wang Hŭn (왕흔; 王昕). Due to the naming taboo of using the character of the king's personal name, the Hŭn family changed their surname to Kwon (權), which was the surname of the mother of the clan head. The head of the Hŭn clan at this time, Kwon Sŏm (권섬; 權暹), became the founding ancestor of the Yecheon Kwon clan. Approximately two thirds of clan members live in the Gyeongsang provinces. All members of the Heun (昕) clan disappeared before the founding of Joseon.[citation needed]

Another account states that the Yecheon Heun (昕) clan's Jeoksin, Suchang, Seungdan, and Seungjo married into the Andong Kwon clan and afterward their descendants took their mothers' surname Kwon (權). Yecheon Kwon clan called an Obongmun (五福門) in late Goryeo.[clarification needed]

Notable people (historic)

Notable people (contemporary)

Entertainment

  • Kwon Ah-reum (born 1996), South Korean actress
  • Kwon Boa (stage name BoA, born 1986), South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, actress
  • Kwon Chae-won (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of girl group DIA
  • Edward Young-min Kwon (born 1972), South Korean celebrity chef
  • Kwon Eun-bi (born 1995), South Korean singer
  • Kwon Eun-bin (born 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group CLC
  • Kwon Eun-soo (born 1989), South Korean actress and model
  • Kwon Hae-hyo (born 1965), South Korean actor and activist
  • Kwon Han-sol (born 1996), South Korean actress
  • Kwon Hee-deok (1956–2018), South Korean voice actress and writer
  • Kwon Hyuk (actor) (born 1989), South Korean actor and model
  • Dean (South Korean singer) (born Kwon Hyuk, 1992), South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, producer
  • Kwon Hwa-woon (born 1989), South Korean actor and model
  • Kwon Hyeok-soo (voice actor) (born 1954), South Korean voice actor and actor
  • Kwon Hyuk-soo (actor) (born 1986), South Korean actor, singer, comedian
  • Loco (rapper) (born Kwon Hyuk-woo, 1989), South Korean rapper
  • Kwon Hyun-bin (born 1997), South Korean rapper and actor
  • Kwon Hyung-jin (born 1964), South Korean film director
  • Solbi (born Kwon Ji-an, 1984), South Korean actress and singer
  • G-Dragon (born Kwon Ji-yong, 1988), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Big Bang
  • Kwon Jin-ah (born 1997), South Korean singer-songwriter
  • Kwon Jung-yeol (born 1983), South Korean singer-songwriter, member of 10cm
  • Kwon Mina (born 1993), South Korean singer and actress
  • Sik-K (born Kwon Min-sik, 1994), South Korean rapper
  • Kwon Nara (born 1991), South Korean singer
  • Kwon Oh-joong (born 1971), South Korean actor
  • Kwon Ri-se (1991–2014), South Korean singer, member of girl group Ladies' Code
  • Kwon Sang-woo (born 1976), South Korean actor
  • Sogumm (born Kwon So-hee, 1994), South Korean singer-songwriter
  • Kwon So-hyun (born 1994), South Korean singer and dancer
  • Kwon So-hyun (actress) (born 1987), South Korean actress
  • Kwon Soo-hyun (actor) (born 1986), South Korean actor
  • Hoshi (born Kwon Soon-young, 1996), South Korean singer and dancer, member of boy band Seventeen
  • Kwon Yu-ri (born 1989), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Girls' Generation
  • Yul Kwon (born 1975), American television host
  • Kwon Yul (actor) (born 1982), South Korean actor
  • Nana (born Kwon Na-yeon, 2001), South Korean singer, dancer, and actress, member of girl group Wooah
  • JNKYRD (born Kwon Seong-cheol, 1988), South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and member of Hyukoh

Politics

Sports

Others

  • Andrew Kwon (born 1995), American fashion designer
  • Do Kwon (born 1991), South Korean former businessman and software engineer
  • Kwon Hyeok-ung (born 1967), South Korean poet, literary critic, professor
  • Kwon Hyouk-se (born 1956), South Korean civil servant
  • Kwon Hyuk-bin (born 1974), South Korean businessman, investor, philanthropist
  • Kwon Jeong-saeng (1937–2007), South Korean writer
  • Kwon Ji-ye (born 1960), South Korean writer
  • Kwon Jung Ho (born 1944), South Korean artist, sculptor, educator
  • Kweon Kab-yong (1957–2023), South Korean go player
  • Kwon Ki-ok (1901–1988), the first Korean female aviator
  • Min Kwon, Korean-American pianist
  • Kwon Museok (born 1942), Korean intangible cultural asset, recognized artisan of Gungdo
  • Kwon Oh-hyun (born 1952), South Korean businessman
  • R. O. Kwon, South Korean–born American author
  • Kwon Teckyoung (born 1947), South Korean literary critic, translator, professor
  • Kwon Yeo-sun (born 1965), South Korean writer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Looking for Roots". Segye Ilbo (66). 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "안동권씨(安東權氏)". 뿌리를 찾아서. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "한국의 성(姓)씨 알아보기 14 - 예천 권씨". 장강뉴스 (in Korean). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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