Danyang U clan
The Danyang U clan (Korean: 단양 우씨; Hanja: 丹陽 禹氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of the Danyang U clan was 191287. Danyang U clan was also one of the Chinese surnames. Their founder was U Hyeon who was a descendant of Yu the Great. U Jung dae, U Hyeon’s 6 th descendant, worked as Menxia Shilang (hanja: 門下侍郎) and officially began Danyang U clan.[1][2]
| Danyang U clan | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Danyang County |
| Founder | U Hyeon |
| Connected members | U Tak Woo Jang-choon Woo Won-shik |
See also
References
- JIN Guanglin (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p20
- Academy of Korean Studies 단양우씨 丹陽禹氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
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