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Discover the origins, history, and meaning of the most common Korean family names. Understanding your surname is the first step to connecting with Korean heritage.
Gold or metal
Plum Tree
Simple, plain, or unadorned
High, Lofty, Towering
The historical state name Zheng
Unlike many Western cultures where surnames changed based on occupation or location, A Korean surname can be shared by many separate bon-gwan (ancestral-seat groups). The surname alone does not establish a specific clan, founder, or personal ancestry.
In Statistics Korea's 2015 census, Kim, Lee, Park, Choi, and Jung together accounted for about 53.7% of the 49,705,663 residents in the surname table. Percentages on this site are calculated from that published table and are not current population estimates.
Statistics Korea — 2015 Population and Housing Census, surnames and bon-gwanSource reviewed 2026-08-18