| Aneum Seomun clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Hamyang County |
| Founder | Seomun Gi [ja] |
The Aneum Seomun clan (Korean: 안음 서문씨; Hanja: 安陰 西門氏) is a Korean clan. Their bon-gwan is in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Seomun clan of Aneum was 1934. Seomun clan was a family name which has origin in Liang, China. Seomun clan has also origin of the name of a place that Scholar-official lived in Zheng during Eastern Zhou Period. Their founder was Seomun Gi [ja] from Henan who was a jinshi (Hanja: 進士) in Yuan dynasty. Seomun Gi [ja] entered Goryeo as a fatherly master when Princess Noguk had a marriage to an ordinary person planned by Gongmin of Goryeo. Seomun Gi [ja] was appointed as Prince of Hamyang. Seomun Gi [ja]’s descendant founded Seomun clan of Aneum and made Seomun clan of Aneum’s Bon-gwan Hamyang.
See also
- Korean clan names of foreign origin
- Seomoon Tak (born 1978), South Korean singer
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 안음서문씨 安陰西門氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- Jin Guanglin (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 21 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.