Mangjul () is a unique Korean family name. It has its origins from a Japanese surname in the
Kagoshima Prefecture by Mangjul Ilrang(), a mushroom farmer in Dong-myeon,
Yangsan City,
Gyeongsangnam-do who was born to a Korean mother and Japanese father towards the end of
Japanese colonialism in Korea. His original Japanese name is . Uniquely, the
bon-gwan
Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...
of this surname is Dogan (), the Korean name for the hometown of his Japanese grandfather (Shimama 島間,
Minamitane 南種子町,
Tanegashima
is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 444.99 km2 in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to Ne ...
Island 種子島,
Kagoshima
, abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...
Prefecture 鹿児島県). The 2000 South Korean census found 11 South Koreans belonging to one
household
A household consists of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is i ...
who have this unique surname, with eight of them living in Yangsan, one in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
and two in
Ansan.
Ichirō Amikiri is currently the patriarch of the Mangjul family.
The surname, Mangjul, became relatively well-known to the South Korean public when
Nonghyeop awarded Mangjul Ilrang the Cultural Welfare Prize (농협문화복지대상) in 2008.
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Korean clan names of foreign origin
Korean clan names of foreign origin are clans (called bon-gwan in Korean) that claim descent from a progenitor of foreign origin, based on genealogical records.
Authenticity
The ancestral origins of many Korean clan names of foreign origin can ...
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Urok Kim clan
The Urok Kim clan (), officially the Gimhae Kim clan (), is a Korean clan descended from Kim Chung-seon, a general in the Japanese forces that invaded Korea in 1592.
He defected to the Korean side and fought against the Japanese invaders. He ...
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Hambak Kim clan
The Hambak Gim clan () is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Gimhae, Cheongdo County. , this clan has a membership of 4,579. Their founder was , a Japanese general who defected to Korea during the Japanese invasion. He was granted his surname f ...
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Hwangmok
Hwangmok clan () is one of the Korean clans. According to the census held by the statistics agency, five members are confirmed. Hwangmok clan’s word came from Araki (surname) () in Japan. was one of the main members.
See also
* Korean clan ...
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Hwasun Song clan
Song clan of Hwasun () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of the Song clan of Hwasun was 4643. Their founder was who was an orphan in Japan. ...
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Songjin Jeup clan
Seongjin Jeup clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Kimchaek, North Hamgyong Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Jeup clan of Seongjin was 86. Their founder was who was born between Korean mother a ...
References
Further reading
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External links
* {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher=
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Korean-language surnames