- Choi (Korean name)
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Choi Family name Pronunciation Ch'oe, Tchoi, Chye Meaning top, most Region of origin North and South Korea Language(s) of origin Korean Related names Cui Choi Hangul 최 Hanja 崔 Revised Romanization Choe McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe 
45% of Korean people bear the family name Kim, Lee, or Park
Kim, GimLee, Yi, RheePark, PakChoiJung, Jeong, Chung, CheongChoi (Korean: 최), sometimes also Choe, is a common Korean family name.
- Cuī in China Beijing-Manchu dialect
- Chui in Hong Kong Cantonese
- Choi Korea dialect(other eng mark- Choe)
- Tsui in Taiwan dialect
Contents
origin
in china;
- Jiang (surname) of Lu clan from Jiang Ziya
- Hui people(回) surname Choi(崔)
- Tujia (土等) surname Choi(崔)
- Mongol(蒙) surname Choi(崔) of Yuan Dynasty
- Xianbei surname Choi(崔)
- Liaoning's Cuijia(崔佳), Cuimulo(崔穆鲁), Cuizhuke(崔珠克) clan reduce a surname to Choi(崔)
- Jinyi(今彝:Kumyi) people surname Choi(崔)
in korea;
- Silla surname Choi(崔) from Sobuldori(蘇伐都利) of Sata(沙啄) clan
- Tang Dynasty general Cui Sheng(崔陞) move from Bohai Bay, to Silla
- Hwanghaedo Haeju people On(溫, Wen) got surname Choi(崔) from Goryeo King
- Choe Manri(崔萬里), Haeju Choi clan
- Mahan(Baekje), Jeollanam-do people Huon(昕, Xin) got a surname from Goryeo King
- Choi Chang Seon change surname to Sun Wu(鮮于) at Korea under Japanese rule
- Choi Jin-sil son take mother surname Choi, father surname is Cho(趙:Zhao)
Clans
There are roughly 160 clans of Chois.[citation needed] Most of these are quite small. However, Choi is the 4th most common surname in Korea. The largest by far is the Gyeongju Choi clan, with a 2000 South Korean population of 976,820. The Gyeongju Choe claim the Silla scholar Choe Chi-won as their founder.[1]
- Gyeongju clan[1] - Choe Chiwon
- Jeonju clan[1] - Choe Bu
- Dongju clan[1]
- Haeju clan[1]
- Saknyeong clan[1] - Choe Hang, Choi Byung Ju (founding member modern era Korean Supreme Court)
- Gangneung clan[1]
- Hwasun clan[1]
- Ganghwa clan[1]
- Yeongcheon clan[1]
- Tamjin clan[1]
- Ubong clan[1] - Choe Hang
- Suwaon clan[1]
- Yeongheung clan[1]
- Suseong clan[1]
- Chungju clan[1]
- Goesan clan - Choe Sejin[2]
- Heunghae clan
Etymology
Choi is written with the Hanja character 崔, meaning "a governor who oversees the land and the mountain". The surname Choi also means high, superior, lofty or mountain.
List of people with the surname Choi
- Choe Chiwon, a scholar of the Silla period
- Choe Chung-heon, military dictator of the Goryeo period
- Choe Mu-seon, a 14th-century Korean inventor
- Choe Manri, an early critic of hangul
- Choe Sejin, a 15th-century linguist
- Choe Nam-seon (1890-1957), Korean historian and independence activist
- Choi Cheol-han, South Korean professional Go player
- Choi Dong-Wook, Real name of Korean singer, Se7en.
- Choi Daniel SeungWon, Syracuse Comedian
- Choi Sung-Kuk
- Choi Chol-Su, North Korean boxer
- Choe Jennie, an Asian-American idealist and cultural entrepreneur from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Choi Eun-hee, South Korean actress once abducted to the North
- Choi Eun-Kyung, South Korean speedskater
- Choi Geesung, high-ranking Samsung executive
- Choi Han, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Han-bit, South Korean model
- Choi Hee-seop, a South Korean baseball player
- Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general considered the principal founder of taekwondo
- Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer
- Choi Hwee-sung, birthname of South Korean RnB singer Wheesung
- Choi Jane, Syracuse President of Fanclubs
- Choi Jennie, 2005-2007 USA Womens Team Handball National Team and Iraq War Veteran
- Choi Jonghoon, South Korean guitarist and leader of F.T. Island
- Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
- Choi Ji Woo (b. 1975), South Korean actress and model
- Choi Jin-Cheul, a K-League footballer
- Choi Jin-sil (1968-2008), a South Korean actress, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress"
- Choe Jun (1884-1970), businessman and philanthropist
- Choi, Seung Hyuk (1989- ), panda conservationist
- Choi Kwang Jo Creator of Choi Kwang Do
- Choi Kyoung-hwan, a South Korean politician
- Choi Kyung-Ju (b. 1970), professional golfer more commonly known in Western countries as K.J. Choi
- Choi Kyu-hah (1919-2006), transitional President of South Korea following the assassination of Park Chung-hee
- Choi Minho, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Choi Minhwan, drummer and member of South Korean band F.T. Island
- Choi Min-sik, North Korean actor
- Choe Myong-ho, North Korean football player
- Choi Myung-Hoon (b. 1975), South Korean professional Go player
- Choi Sang Ki, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Seong Woo, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Seung Hyun, Real name of rapper from South Korean boy group Big Bang,stage name TOP
- Choi Siwon, actor, model, and member of South Korean boy band, Super Junior
- Choi Soo Jin, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Sooyoung, member of South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation
- Steven Choi, American politician
- Sulli Choi, actress, and member of South Korean girl group, f(x)
- Choi Sungmin, K-pop singer member of Co-Ed School
- Choi Sung-Hee, K-pop singer known as "Bada."
- Choi Sung-Kuk, K-League footballer
- Choi Sung-Yong, K-League footballer
- Choi Tae-Uk, J-League footballer
- Choe U (d. 1249), military dictator of the Goryeo period
- Choi Won Hyeong, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Won-jong, Korean international archer
- Choi Won-Kwon, K-league footballer
- Choi Woo Hyuk, South Korean actor known as the young Junseo in k-drama Autumn in my heart
- Choi Yang-il a.k.a. Yoichi Sai, film director
- Choi Yeon-Sung, professional StarCraft player
- Choe Yeong, military leader of late Goryeo
- Choe Yeong-ui, founder of Kyokushin karate, better known as Masutatsu Oyama
- Choi Yong-kun (1903-1972), high-ranking North Korean official
- Choi Yong-Soo, J-League footballer
- Choi Yong Sul, founder of hapkido
- Choi Yoojin (Joanna), Syracuse Food Critic
- David Choi, a Korean-American singer popular in Youtube
- Gina Choi, Korean-Canadian K-pop singer known as G.NA
- Choi Shin Lee
- Choi Bae Kun, A member of the Lax Dance crew.
- Viktor Tsoi, a Soviet rock musician, leader of the band Kino
See also
- Cui Chinese surname.
- Choi
- Tsoi
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of Korean family names
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "최 崔 [Choe]" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=147691&contentno=147691. Retrieved 1009-09-18.
- ^ "최세진 崔世珍 [Choe Se-jin]" (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=147691&contentno=147691. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
External links
Categories:- Korean-language surnames
- Choe clans
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