In Korea, there are many last name.

​Among them, most of the population last name is Kim.

​Kim has several types. My type is 光山(Guangshan) Kim.

Guangshan corresponds to the today’s Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Korea.

The father kimheunggwang was a prince of Silla.

He predicted that the country become cluttered.

So, He lived in Guangshan while studying in order to avoid from it.

Since then, the descendants decided to kimheunggwang father and Guangshan the family origin.

Kim Seon ah

Baek Hyeokgeose

ABOUT MY ANCESTOR

 

My name is Park ji min.

Last name is PARK and first name is jimin.

In Korea, the last name indicates ancestor.

PARK is 朴 that is Chinese character. The ancestor of this family name is Back Hyeokgeose.

Almost people that have PARK as a family name are descendant of Beck Hyeokgeose.

Korea had the period of the three states in the past.

The three states was Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.

Baek Hyeokgeose was progenitor of Silla.

He was famous for birth moment. Although he was human, he was said to people from egg.  

by Park JiMin

Nam Min

<Ancestor's history>

Korean last name is based on location. In my case, location of my last name is Yeong-yang. 

The name of founder is Nam min. His real name is Kim chung. When he came from Japan by ship. 

His ship met the typhoon and ship was broken. He drifted to Jukdo and go to live to Yeong-yang of Silla. 

He came from Yeo-nam of China, so the king gave him to last name ‘Nam’. So he change his last name, Kim to Nam. 

This is my ancestor’s history.  by David Nam Tae Hoon

Heo Jun

By Victoria Heo Won Nyeong

I will introduce my ancestor, Heo jun.

He was a royal physician in 1539~1615.

Although he was not a nobleman, he was success because of medical practice and loyalty. As a royal physician, Heo jun wrote eight medical books.

The most famous book is Donguibogam that is considered a medical book masterpiece.

For whole people to get easily medicine that matches their symptoms, he wrote a Donguibogam.

Today he’s life is made into many TV series.

He was a the best physician in the Joseon Dynasty period.