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
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. When he became 18 years old, he came
Busan by ship. He became a founder of Song clan of Hwasun using the name of Matsuyoshi () because he did not know the name of his parents. He used the name of Song clan (), because he was called Matsuyoshi ().
화순송씨(和順松氏) -뿌리를 찾아서
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See also
* Korean clan names of foreign origin
References
External links
* {{Cite book, title=Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏, publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia
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Korean clan names of Japanese origin