Ham (surname)

Ham
Hangul
Hanja
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:

Hahm

See also

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick (2013). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195081374. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. 강릉 함씨 [Gangneung Ham clan] (in Korean). The Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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