Ham (surname)
| Ham | |
| Hangul | 함 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 咸 |
| Revised Romanization | Ham |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ham |
"Hahm" redirects here. For the airport whose ICAO code is HAHM, see Harar Meda Airport.
Ham or Hahm is a Western and Korean surname.
In 2000 in South Korea, there were approximately 75,955 people with this surname. It is also used in North Korea. Although some sources claim there are as many as sixty Ham clans, only the Gangneung Ham clan (Hangul: 강릉함씨) can be documented. Ham Gyu (Hanja: 咸規), a Goryeo general from the thirteenth century, is considered the founding ancestor of the Ham clan.[1][2]
People with the surname include:
Ham:
- Ham Heung-chul (born 1930), South Korean association football player
- Ham Hyun-gi (born 1962), South Korean association football player
- Ham Kee-yong (born 1930), South Korean long-distance runner, winner of the Boston Marathon
- Ham Pong-sil (born 1974), North Korean long-distance runner
- Ham Seok-heon (born 1901), Korean Quaker author and activist
- Ham Tae-young (born 1873), Korean politician, pastor and leader of the Presbyterian Church of Korea
Hahm
- Hahm Eun-Jung (born 1988), South Korean singer and actress, member of the South Korean girl group T-ara
- Shinik Hahm (born 1958), Korean-American conductor
See also
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2013). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195081374. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ 강릉 함씨 [Gangneung Ham clan] (in Korean). The Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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