Son, Sohn or Shon (孫, 손) is a common

Korean family name This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea. The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family na ...

. It is a transliteration of the Chinese surname

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. There are two clans of "Son", "Sohn", "Sun". One in "Kwang Ju", and the other in the "Kyung Sahng" region. The clan originated from the "Mi-ryang Park" clan. As of 2000, there were 415,182 people by this surname in South Korea.2000 records from the Korean National Statistical Office. See

List of Korean family names This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea. The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family name ...

List of notable people with this name

Sohn Kee-chung Sohn Kee-chung ( ko, 손기정, ; ; August 29, 1912 – November 15, 2002) was an Olympic athlete and long-distance runner. He became the first ethnic Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games, winning gold in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin O ...

(1912–2002), South Korean athlete and first

ethnic Korean Koreans ( South Korean: , , North Korean: , ; see names of Korea) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula. Koreans mainly live in the two Korean nation states: North Korea and South Korea (collectively and simply refer ...

to win a medal at the

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Peter Sohn Peter Sohn (born October 18, 1977) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and film director. He is known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios as the director of 2015's ''The Good Dinosaur''. He has also been the voice of Emil ...

(born 1977), American animator, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist *

Shon Seung-mo Shon Seung-mo (Hangul: 손승모; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a badminton player from South Korea. In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics. Career Olympic Games He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Su ...

(born 1980), South Korean badminton player *

Sohn Won-yil Sohn Won-yil (May 5, 1909 in Nampo February 15, 1980) was a South Korean naval vice admiral best known for being the first Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the Republic of Korea Navy. As one of the founding members of the Republic of Korea N ...

(1909–1980), admiral, founded the South Korean navy * Son Byeong-hui (1861–1922), Korean nationalist, activist for independence from Japan * Son Dam Bi (born 1983), South Korean singer and actress *

Son Dong-woon Son Dong-woon (; born June 6, 1991), known mononymously as Dongwoon, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the boy group Highlight (formerly known as Beast). Biography Son Dong-woon was born in Busan, South Korea, on June 6, 1991. His f ...

(born 1991), South Korean singer and member of boy band Highlight * Son Chae-young (born 1999), South Korean singer and member of girl group

Twice Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, ...

Son Eun-seo Son Eun-seo (hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for th ...

(born 1986), South Korean actress *

Son Ga-in Son Ga-in (; born September 20, 1987), known mononymously as Gain, is a South Korean singer, actress and entertainer, best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls. Having debuted with her home group earlier in 2006, G ...

(born 1987), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Brown Eyed Girls *

Son Hak-gyu Sohn Hak-kyu (born 22 November 1947) is a South Korean politician and the former governor of Gyeonggi-do, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of Grand National Party, and became a governor of Gy ...

(born 1947), South Korean politician, former governor of Gyeonggi-do *

Son Heung-min Son Heung-min ( ko, 손흥민; ; born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team. Considered one of the best forwards i ...

(born 1992), South Korean professional footballer *

Son Ho-young Son Ho-young (; born March 26, 1980) is a Korean-American singer and musical actor based in South Korea. Best known as a member of g.o.d, he made his debut in the entertainment industry with the group in 1999 and pursued a solo career as a sing ...

(born 1980), Korean-American singer, member of boy band

g.o.d Groove Over Dose, known by the acronym g.o.d (), is a South Korean boy band formed by SidusHQ. Debuting in 1999, the group became one of the most popular boy bands of the early 2000s in South Korea. The members had gone on to solo careers in t ...

Son Hyun-joo Son Hyun-joo (born June 24, 1965) is a South Korean actor. Since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as '' First Love'' (1996), ''To Be With You'' (2002), ''My Rosy Life'' (2005), '' Tazza'' (2008), ''My Too Perfec ...

(born 1965), South Korean actor *

Masayoshi Son Masayoshi Son ( ja, 孫正義, translit=Son Masayoshi, ko, 손정의, translit=Son Jeong-ui) (born 11 August 1957) is a Korean-Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor, financier and philanthropist. A 3rd generation "Zainichi Kore ...

(born 1957), Japanese-Korean businessman, founder of

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and chairman of

Sprint Corporation Sprint Corporation was an American telecommunications company. Before it merged with T-Mobile US on April 1, 2020, it was the fourth-largest mobile network operator in the United States, serving 54.3 million customers as of June 30, 2019. The ...

Son Na-eun Son Na-eun (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean singer and actress. She gained popularity following her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group, Apink. Apart from her group's activities, Son has a ...

(born 1994), South Korean singer and member of girl group

Apink Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play ...

Son Seok-koo Son Suk-ku (; born February 7, 1983), also spelled as Son Seok-koo, is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his roles in the television series ''Matrimonial Chaos'' (2018), '' Designated Survivor: 60 Days'' (2019), '' D.P.'' (2021), a ...

(born 1983), South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter *

Wendy Wendy is a given name now generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain, Wendy appeared as a masculine name in a parish record in 1615. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. Its popularity ...

(born Son Seung-wan, 1994), South Korean singer and member of girl group Red Velvet *

Son Seung-won Son Seung-won (born June 29, 1990) is a South Korean actor. He is most active in musical theatre, and was the youngest Korean actor cast in the leading role in the Korean staging of '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' in 2013. He is known for his r ...

(born 1990), South Korean actor *

Son Seung-yeon Son Seung-yeon (born September 15, 1993), also known as Sonnet Son, is a South Korean singer. She is a winner of ''The Voice of Korea'' and is a frequent guest on the singing competition show ''Immortal Songs 2''. Discography Albums Sin ...

(born 1993), South Korean singer, winner of ''

The Voice of Korea ''The Voice of Korea'' is a South Korean reality singing competition and local version of ''The Voice'' first broadcast as ''The Voice of Holland''. Its first season started on February 10, 2012, on Mnet. The second and final season started o ...

'' season 1 *

Sue Son Son Sue-Kyung (Hangul: ), better known by her stage name Sue Son, is a South Korean classical and crossover violinist, raised in the United Kingdom and based in Seoul. She studied at London's Royal College of Music and debuted in South Korea wi ...

(born 1985), South Korean classical and crossover violinist *

Son Ye-jin Son Ye-jin (born Son Eon-jin on January 11, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2003 for '' The Classic'' and '' Summer Scent'', which were followed by the commercially successful ''A Moment to Remember'' (2004) and ''April Snow ...

(born 1982), South Korean actress *

Son Yeon-jae Son Yeon-jae KTM (born 28 May 1994) is a South Korean retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a former member of the South Korean national gymnastics team, based in Taereung, Seoul. She is the 2014 Asian Games All-around Champion, the ...

(born 1994), South Korean rhythmic gymnast * Son Yong-chan (born 1991), South Korean footballer *

Son Young-hee Son Young-hee (, born 24 April 1993) is a South Korean weightlifter. She competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the gold medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2021 World Weightl ...

(born 1993), South Korean Olympic weightlifter *

Shownu Son Hyun-woo (, born June 18, 1992), better known by his stage name Shownu, is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Monsta X, which debuted under Starship Entertainment, through Mnet's survival show ...

(born Son Hyun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer and member of boy band

Monsta X Monsta X (; stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program ''No.Mercy'' under Starship Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney ...

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