Jeon (전), also often spelled Jun, Chun or Chon, is a common
Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 687,867 people with this name in South Korea. It can be written with three different
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
, each with different meanings and indicating different
lineages.
* (온전할 전 ''onjeonhal jeon'', "whole"). This is the most common character, used by 493,419 people in 153,208 households according to the 2000 Census.
The surname has a
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla.
Baekje was founded by Onjo of Baekje, Onjo, the third son of Gogurye ...
origin. It is also said that when
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unifica ...
dynasty fell, many changed their royal surname
Wang to Jeon (全) / Ok (玉) to avoid severe persecution by the succeeding
Joseon dynasty.
* (밭 전 ''bat jeon'', "field"). This is the second-most common character, used by 188,354 people in 58,895 households.
The surname has a
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unifica ...
origin.
* (돈 전 ''don jeon'', "money"). This is the least common character, used by 6,094 people in 1,883 households.
In a study by the
National Institute of Korean Language based on 2007 application data for
South Korean passports, it was found that 67% of people with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Jeon in their passports, while 23% spelled it Jun, and 5% spelled it Chun. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 5%) included Chon, Cheon, Jean, Jeun, Jen, Jhun, and Zeon.
People
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Jeon Woo-chi, Taoist scholar
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Jeon Bongjun, South Korean activist
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Jeon Ok, Korean actress and singer
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Jeon No-min (born Jeon Jae-ryong), South Korean actor
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Jun Tae-soo, South Korean actor
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Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1976), South Korean actress
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Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1988), South Korean actress
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Jeon Jun-hyeok, South Korean actor and model
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Yeojin Jeon, South Korean actress
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Jeon Soo-jin, South Korean actress
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Jeon Soo-kyeong, South Korean actress
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Jeon In-kwon, South Korean singer
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Jungkook (full name Jeon Jung-kook), South Korean singer, member of
BTS
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Jun Hyun-moo, South Korean host and television personality
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Jeon Do-yeon, South Korean actress
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Jeon Yeo-been, South Korean actress
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Ha Ji-won (born Jeon Hae-rim), South Korean actress
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Jeon Hye-bin, South Korean actress and singer
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Jeon Ji-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
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Jeon In-hwa, South Korean actress
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Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress
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Jeon Ye-seo, South Korean actress
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Jeon Min-seo, South Korean actress
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Jeon So-nee, South Korean actress
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Jeon Boram, South Korean singer and actress, member of
T-ara
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Jun Jae-youn, South Korean badminton player
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Jeon Yeo-ok
Jeon Yeo-ok (born April 9, 1959) is a conservative female South Korean politician who came from a journalist background. Of a pro- Lee Myung-bak background, she is known for expressing unsatisfying discontent against Park Geun-hye who regained ...
, South Korean politician
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Jun Hyo-seong, South Korean singer, member of Secret
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Jeon Sang-guk
Jeon Sang-guk (Hangul: 전상국) is a South Korean writer known for his masculine writing style.
Life
Jeon Sang-guk was born March 24, 1940, in Gangwon-do, Korea. Jeon graduated from Kyunghee University with a B.A. and M.A. in Korean liter ...
, South Korean author
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Jeon So-min, South Korean actress, regular cast member of ''
Running Man''
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Jeon Da-hye, South Korean short track speed skater
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Jeon Tae-il, South Korean activist
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Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean politician, a president of South Korea
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Jun Ji-hyun (born Wang Ji-hyun), South Korean actress
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Byeong Sam Jeon
Byeong Sam Jeon (born January 20, 1977) is an internationally recognized South Korean artist who lives in Seoul and New York. One of his large-scale art installations is 'CD PROJECT'' that turned an abandoned old tobacco factory into a shiny dre ...
, South Korean artist
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Jeon So-mi, Canadian singer based in South Korea, former member of
I.O.I
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Jeon So-yeon, South Korean rapper, member of
(G)I-dle
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Jeon Sung-woo
Jeon Seong-woo (born December 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Jeon debuted as a musical actor at the age of 20 in the musical ''Royal Dream of the Moon'' in which he portrayed the young version of Jeongjo of Joseon. He has since appe ...
, South Korean actor
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Jeon Seok-ho, South Korean actor
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Jeon Mi-do, South Korean actress
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Jeon So-min, South Korean singer, member of
Kard
See also
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List of Korean family names
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Korean name
References
{{surname, Jeon
Korean-language surnames