Seok, also spelled Suk, is a rare Korean family name held by about 56,500 South Koreans, as well as an element in some Korean given names.

As a family name

The family name Seok can be written with either of two hanja, one meaning "stone" (), and the other meaning "ancient" (). The former version is the more widespread of the two. The 2000 South Korean census found 46,066 people by this name. Of these, the great majority are members of the

Gyeongju Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...

Seok

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

and the

Chungju Chungju (충주시) is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city. The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, former UN Secretary-G ...

(also called Hongju) Seok clan. The latter had a 2000 South Korean population of 9,544. The

Seok clan claims descent from certain of the early rulers of Silla; the first Gyeongju Seok to sit on the throne was the fourth Silla king, Talhae. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 61.3% of people with that surname spelled it in Latin letters as Seok in their passports, vs. 30.6% as Suk. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 8.1%) included Seog, Sok, Souk, and Sock. People with this family name include: *

Seok Joo-myung Seok Joo-myung (; November 13, 1908 – October 6, 1950) was a Korean lepidopterist who made significant contributions to the taxonomy of the butterfly species of Korea. He was also a noted linguist and pacifist. He was born in Pyongyang, North K ...

(1908–1950), Korean lepidopterist of the Japanese colonial period * Seok Cheoljoo (born 1950), South Korean painter *

Suk Jong-yul Suk Jong-yul ( ko, 석종율; born 6 February 1969) is a South Korean professional golfer. Suk broke into the upper ranks of the sport at a relatively advanced age. He won the China Amateur in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and in the last of those years ...

(born 1968), South Korean professional golfer *

Suk Min-hee Suk Min-Hee ( Korean: 석민희; born September 7, 1968), also spelled as Seok Min-hui, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She played with the South Korean national team and received a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olym ...

(born 1968), South Korean Olympic team handball player * Jeannie Suk (born 1973), Korean American law professor *

Seok Eun-mi Seok Eun-Mi (born December 25, 1976) is a female South Korean table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of t ...

(born 1976), South Korean Olympic table tennis player *

Suk Jin-wook Suk Jin-wook (Hangul: 석진욱; born December 5, 1976) is a retired volleyball player from South Korea, who played as an outside hitter for the South Korean men's national team. He was named ''Best Receiver'' at the 2008 Olympic Qualification ...

(born 1976), South Korean volleyball player *

Suk Hyun-jun Suk Hyun-jun (; or ; born 29 June 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jeonju Citizen. Club career Ajax After initially trialling with Eredivisie side Ajax, Suk signed 1.5-year contract with the Dutch ...

(born 1991), South Korean footballer

In given names

There are 20 hanja with the reading Seok on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; common ones are shown in the table above. People with the single-syllable given name Seok include: *

Baek Seok Baek Seok (born Paek Ki-haeng; July 1, 1912 - January 7, 1996) was a Korean poet. He was born in Chŏngju in North Pyongan, and started his journalist career at ''Chosun Ilbo'' in 1934. He published his first poem "Chŏngju Fortress" (정주� ...

(1912–1995), South Korean poet * Yi Seok (born 1941), descendant of the Joseon Dynasty royal family *

Jo Seok Jo, jo, JO, or J.O. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Jo'' (film), a 1972 French comedy * ''Jo'' (TV series), a French TV series *"Jo", a song by Goldfrapp from '' Tales of Us'' *"Jo", a song by Mr. Oizo from '' Lambs Anger'' * Jo a fict ...

(born 1983), South Korean webcomic artist * Kim Seok (born 1991), South Korean football player * Kim Seok (equestrian) (born 1992), South Korean equestrian Names containing this syllable include: * Seok-ho *

Seok-ju Seok-ju, also spelled Seok-joo or Sok-ju, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " seok" and 56 hanja with the reading " ju" on the Sou ...

Suk-won Suk-won, also spelled Seok-won, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "suk" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean gov ...

Beom-seok Beom-seok is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "beom" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korean government's offici ...

* Dong-suk * Hyun-seok * Jae-suk * Ji-seok *

Jong-seok Jong-seok, also spelled Jong-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "jong" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korea ...

* Jun-seok *

Kwang-seok Kwang-seok, also spelled Kwang-suk or Gwang-seok, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" ...

Kyung-seok Kyung-seok, also spelled Kyung-suk or Kyong-sok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on ...

Man-seok Man-seok (pronounced ) is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "man" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korean government ...

Min-seok Min-seok, also spelled Min-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korean g ...

Tae-suk Tae-suk, also spelled Tae-seok or Tae-sok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 20 hanja with the reading "suk" on the South Kore ...

* Yeon-seok *

Yun-seok Yun-seok, also spelled Yoon-seok or Yun-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "yoon" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South ...

* Ho-seok * Seok-jin

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In given names

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