Kyeon


Kyeon is a Korean surname.

Overview

Kyeon may be written with two different hanja characters: or. The 2000 South Korean census found 1,660 people across 493 households with these surnames. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for Republic of [Korea passport|South Korean passports], it was found that a majority people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Kyeon in their passports.

甄

The Kyeon are the descendants of Kyŏn Hwŏn, the founding king of Later Baekje. The 2000 South Korean census found 1,141 people across 340 households with this surname.

堅

The 堅 surname has only one clan, the Cheonnyeong Kyeon clan. Their progenitor is Kyŏn Kwon, who was a general during the early Goryeo dynasty in the 10th century AD. The 2000 South Korean census found 519 people across 153 households with this surname.

Notable people