Suan Gye clan

Suan Gye clan
Country	Korea
Current region	Suan County
Founder	Gye Seok son [ja]
Connected members	Kye Yong-mook Kye Sun-hui

Suan Gye clan (Korean: 수안 계씨; Hanja: 遂安 桂氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Suan County, North Hwanghae Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Suan Gye clan’s member was 6056. Their founder was Gye Seok son [ja] who was from Ming dynasty and was naturalized in Joseon. When he worked as the Ministry of Rites (禮部, Lǐbù), he was dispatched to teach Li (Confucianism) because of Hongwu Emperor’s order. After Gye Seok son [ja] was naturalized, he became Prince of Suan and founded Suan Gye clan.^[1][2]

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Academy of Korean Studies 수안계씨 遂安桂氏. Academy of Korean Studies.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 20 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.

External links

• Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.