Won (surname)

Won (surname)

Infobox Korean name
title=Won
hangul=원
hanja=linktext|lim=, |元|袁|苑
rr=won
mr=wn

Won is a Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were total of 120,465 people by this surname, or about .2% of the population. Of these, more than 99% used the hanja linktext|元 for their surname. However, a small number used the characters 袁 or 苑.

List of famous Wons

*Won Gyun, 1540-1597, Joseon Dynasty naval commander.
*Won Seong-jin, b. 1985, South Korean professional Go player.
*Won Woo-Young, b. 1982, South Korean sabre fencer.

ee also

*Yuan (surname)
*Won (disambiguation)
*Korean name
*List of Korean family names


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