Seung, also spelled Sung, is an uncommon Korean surname.
Overview There are two hanja which may be used to write the surname Seung, each indicating different lineages. The 2000 South Korean census found 3,304 people with these surnames.
More common (承) The more common Seung surname is written with a hanja meaning "inherit" (; ). The 2000 South Korean census found 2,494 people with this family name, and 762 households. The surviving bon-gwan (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members) at that time included: Yeonil: 1,828 people and 568 households. They claim descent from Seung Gae (), a general under Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo. Gwangsan: 643 people and 188 households. This is a different name for the Yeonil Seung clan, claiming descent from the same ancestor. Yangju: Six people and two households. Other or undistinguished bon-gwan: 17 people and four households.
People with this surname include:
T. K. Seung (born 1930), Korean-born American philosopher and literary critic Seung H-Sang (born Seung Hyo-sang, 1952), South Korean architect Sung Hyang-sim (born 1999), North Korean footballer Sebastian Seung, American physicist and neuroscientist of Korean descent
Less common (昇) The less common Seung surname is written with a hanja meaning "rise" (; ). The 2000 South Korean census found 810 people with this family name, and 239 households. The surviving bon-gwan at that time included:
Namwon: 613 people and 183 households Changpyeong: 134 people and 39 households Geumseong: 20 people and five households Miryang: 14 people and three households Naju: Six people and three households Other or undistinguished bon-gwan: 21 people and four households
See also List of Korean family names
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