Um, also spelled as Uhm, Eom, Ohm or Om, is a relatively uncommon

family name In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. It is written using the same character as the Chinese surname, Yan (嚴). It has only one

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 ...

, the

Yeongwol Eom clan Yeongwol Eom clan () is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province (historical), Gangwon Province. Their founder was . Eom Im-ui (hangul: 엄림의; hanja: 嚴林義) was a descendant of Yan Guang. He was dispatched to ...

, based in

Yeongwol Yeongwol County (''Yeongwol-gun'') is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is well known as the place where King Danjong, the sixth king of Joseon Dynasty, was exiled when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became Sejo of Joseon ...

, Gangwon Province. According to the 2015 census in South Korea, there were 144,425 people carrying the Eom surname.

History

Eom is a surname that originated from China. The founding ancestor, Eom Im-ui, was sent to Korea by

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (; 8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was the seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty in China, reigning from 712 to 756 CE. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. In the early ...

, during Gyeongdeok of Silla's reign. He was said to be a descendant of the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

scholar, Yan Ziling (嚴子陵), known as Eom Ja-neung in Korean (엄자능). A member of the Eom family, , became one of the royal consorts of

King Seongjong of Joseon Seongjong of Joseon (19 August 1457 – 20 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol (Korean: ; Hanja: ), was the ninth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Before succeeding his uncle, King Yejong, he was known as Grand Prince Jalsan (Korean: ...

, but was later murdered by his successor, King

Yeonsangun Yeonsangun of Joseon or Prince Yeonsan of Joseon (23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506), personal name Yi Yung (Korean language, Korean: 이융; Hanja: 李㦕), was the tenth ruler of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the ...

. Another member of this family became the consort of King Gojong, becoming the mother of the last

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of the

Korean Empire The Korean Empire () was a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in October 1897 by Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. The empire stood until Japan's annexation of Korea in August 1910. During the Korean Empire, Emperor Gojong oversaw the Gwa ...

Yi Un Prince Imperial Yeong, Yi Un, Crown Prince Uimin (also Euimin), also known as Yi Un, Yi Eun, Lee Eun and Un Yi (20 October 1897 – 1 May 1970), was the 28th Head of the Korean Imperial House, an Imperial Japanese Army general and the last crown ...

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Um Aing-ran Um Aing-ran (born March 20, 1936) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in about 190 films, and gained a popularity with the image of "a cheerful female college student" in the 1960s. Her marriage with Shin Seong-il, a colleague actor and bi ...

(born 1936), South Korean actress *

Um Hong-gil Um Hong-gil (; born September 14, 1960) is a South Korean mountaineer. Climbing career He has led many South Korean summer expeditions to Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, where he has climbed South America's highest mountain several times. In 20 ...

(born 1960), South Korean climber *

Um Hyo-sup Um Hyo-sup (born October 24, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Um mostly plays supporting roles in films and television dramas Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed i ...

(born 1966), South Korean actor *

Um Sang-hyun Um Sang-hyun (Hangul: 엄상현; Hanja: 嚴祥鉉; born December 29, 1971) is a South Korean voice actor who began his career by joining Educational Broadcasting System's voice acting division in 1998. Before making his debut as a voice actor, ...

(born 1971), South Korean voice actor

Um Ki-joon Um Ki-joon (born March 23, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Career Um Ki-joon made his acting debut in 1995 in the stage play ''Richard III'', though he later became best known as a musical theatre actor, starring in ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''The ...

(born 1976), South Korean actor *

Um Tae-hwa Um Tae-hwa (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Um's directorial feature debut ''Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls'' (2013)—a graduation project for the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)—was nominated for Best ...

(born 1980), South Korean film director and screenwriter * Um Da-woon (born 1985), South Korean soccer player *

Um Ji-eun Um Ji-Eun (born 18 May 1987, in Incheon) is a South Korean freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the qualifications by Marwa Amri Marwa Al-Amri ( ar, مروى الع� ...

(born 1987), South Korean freestyle wrestler * Um Min-ji (born 1991), South Korean curler * Um Cheon-ho (born 1992), South Korean short track speed skater

Uhm

* Uhm Bok-dong (1892-1951), Korean cyclist *

Uhm Jung-hwa Uhm Jung-hwa (; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer. Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, finding rare success in both music and film. Her legacy and car ...

(born 1969), South Korean singer and actress *

Uhm Tae-woong Uhm Tae-woong (born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa. After several years of small roles an ...

(born 1974), South Korean actor

Eom

* Eom Par-yong (born 1931), South Korean sprinter * Eom Yeong-seop (born 1964), South Korean cyclist *

Eom Hyo-won Eom Hyo-won (born 12 December 1986) is a South Korean handball player. He was born in Seoul. He competed for the South Korea men's national handball team, South Korean national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. References

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(born 1986), South Korean handball player *

Eom Hye-won Eom Hye-won (; born 8 September 1991) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles. She became a national representative since 2004, and was selected to join the national team in 2008. As a member of the Korea National Sport Uni ...

(born 1991), South Korean badminton player

Om

* Om Jong-ran (born 1985), North Korean football defender *

Om Yun-chol Om Yun-chol or Um Yoon-chul ( ko, 엄윤철; or ; born 18 November 1991) is a North Korean weightlifter, Olympic Champion, and five time World Champion competing in the 56 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the ...

(born 1991), North Korean weightlifter

Oum

Oum Sang-il Oum Sang-il (; born 1976) is a Korean mathematician working in graph theory and discrete mathematics. He is a tenured professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at KAIST and the chief investigator of the Discrete Mathematics Group in ...

(born 1976), South Korean mathematician

Ohm

Ohm Ki-young Ohm Ki-Young is a popular news anchor and the former CEO of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in South Korea. Biography Ohm Ki-Young was born in 1951. It is known that his hometown is Chuncheon, Gangwon province but it is actually Chungju, ...

(born 1951), South Korean popular news anchor

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