The Yeongdo Ha clan () is a
Korean clan, which is a group of people that share the same
paternal ancestor
Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritanc ...
and is indicated by the combination of a
Bon-gwan and a family name (or clan name). Its registered locality is in
Yeongdo District
Yeongdo District is a ''Subdivisions of South Korea, gu'' in Busan, South Korea. The ''gu'' itself is limited to Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1957.
The Korea Maritim ...
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Busan. According to research conducted in 2000: four people belong to the clan. The clan was founded by
Robert Holley
Robert Bradley Holley (born November 14, 1958), also known by the Korean name Ha Il (하일), is a naturalized South Korean lawyer and television personality. A native of California and a former U.S. citizen, Holley relinquished his birth citi ...
, a former international lawyer originally from the
United States. He renounced his American citizenship, and formed the Yeongdo Ha clan after gaining his Korean citizenship.
See also
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Korean clan names of foreign origin
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Yeongdo District
Yeongdo District is a ''Subdivisions of South Korea, gu'' in Busan, South Korea. The ''gu'' itself is limited to Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1957.
The Korea Maritim ...
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Bon-gwan
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Robert Holley
Robert Bradley Holley (born November 14, 1958), also known by the Korean name Ha Il (하일), is a naturalized South Korean lawyer and television personality. A native of California and a former U.S. citizen, Holley relinquished his birth citi ...
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