Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white.

Baek (白)

"白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty and Goryeo dynasty. *Baek Wu Kyung (白宇經) of the

Suwon Baek clan Suwon Baek clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Suwon Baek clan’s member was 354,428. Their founder was who came to Silla and took a government ...

, cousin of Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, is the origin of this name.

Baek (苩)

Some Baekje refugees from the late Silla age had this surname. *Paik Ga (苩加),

Mahan Mahan or Mahaan may refer to: * Mahan (name) * Mahan confederacy, chiefdoms in ancient Korea * Mahan, Iran, a city in Kerman Province * Mahan District, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province * Mahan Rural District, an administrative subdi ...

ruler *Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general *Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general *Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter

List of famous Baeks

;Baek * Baek A-yeon, South Korean singer and songwriter *

Cha-seung Baek Cha Seung Baek (, , ; born May 29, 1980) is a former Korean Americans, Korean American professional baseball pitcher. Baek graduated from Busan High School, Busan, South Korea in 1998. He was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free a ...

, Korean-American former professional baseball pitcher *

Baek Doo San The following is a list of characters from the fighting game series ''Tekken''. Characters are chronologically listed in order of the game in which they debuted. Characters Players can choose from a diverse cast that hails from a variety of e ...

, fictional character in ''Tekken'' fighting games *

Baek Ji-hoon Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty an ...

, South Korean football player * Baek Ji-young, South Korean singer *

Baek Jin-hee Baek Jin-hee (born February 8, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She began to be known for her role in '' High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged'' (2011–2012) and rose to prominence for her role in '' Empress Ki'' (2013). Career Baek Jin-hee b ...

, South Korean actress *

Baek Minseok Baek Minseok (Hangul: 백민석) is a modern South Korean writer. Life Baek Minseok was born in 1971, in Seoul. In 2004, Baek announced that he would no longer write and since then, he has suspended all writing activities. Work Baek Minse ...

, South Korean writer * Baek Sung-hyun, South Korean actor * Baek Ye-rin, South Korean singer-songwriter and former member of duo 15& *

Baek Jong-won Baek Jong-won (born September 4, 1966), sometimes spelled Paik Jong-won'','' is a South Korean chef. He is the main host of the SBS' cooking television series ''Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King'', ''Baek Jong-won's Food Truck,'' and ''Baek Jong-w ...

, South Korean chef ;Baik *

Baik Sou Linne Sou Linne Baik (The romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea) (; born 1982) is a modern female South Korean author. Early life Baik was born in 1982 in Incheon, South Korea. She majored in French at Yonsei University. She wen ...

, South Korean author ;Paek * Paek Hak-rim (1918–2006), North Korean politician * Jim Paek, Korean-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current coach for the South Korean national team * Paek Nam-il, North Korean politician * Paek Nam-nyong, North Korean writer * Paek Nam-sun (1929–2007), North Korean politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs * Paek Sang-ho, North Korean Colonel General * Paek Se-bong, North Korean politician * Paek Yong-ho, North Korean politician ;Paik * Paik Gahuim, South Korean writer * Kun-Woo Paik, South Korean pianist * Nam June Paik (1932–2006), Korean American artist *

Paik Seung-ho Paik Seung-ho (; born 17 March 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team. Starting playing football since May in 2005 in a football academy, Baekk wa ...

, South Korean professional footballer * Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020), South Korean military officer * Paik Sun-Hwa, fictional character on television series '' Lost''

Baek (白)

Baek (苩)

List of famous Baeks

See also