In (Korean name)

In (Korean: 인) is an uncommon Korean family name and a Korean given name.

Family name

As a family name, In may be written with one hanja, meaning "mark" or "seal" (印; 도장 인). It has two clans: Kyodong, which is an island in Incheon and Yonan, North Korea.[1] The 2000 South Korean census found 20,635 people with this family name.[2] In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 86.9% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as In in their passports. Alternative spellings (the remaining 13.1%) included Yin and Ihn.[3]

People with this family name include:

  • In Jae-keun (born 1953), South Korean democracy activist
  • Ihn Yo-han (born John Linton, 1959), American-South Korean physician and politician
  • In Chang-soo (born 1972), South Korean-Argentinian footballer and coach
  • In Gyo-jin (born 1980), South Korean actor
  • In Joon-yeon (born 1991), South Korean footballer
  • In Kyo-don (born 1992), South Korean taekwondo practitioner
  • Inn Hyo-ri (born 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Mimiirose

Given name

People with the given name In include:

  • Song In (died 1126), Goryeo dynasty male civil official
  • Hwangbo In (died 1453), Joseon dynasty male civil official
  • Kim In (1943–2021), South Korean male Go player
  • Lee In (volleyball) (born 1952), South Korean male volleyball player
  • Lee In (actor) (born 1984), South Korean male actor
  • Cui Ren (Korean name Choe In, born 1989), Chinese football player of Korean descent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "한국성씨일람" [List of Korean family names]. Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  2. ↑ "성씨인구분포데이터" [Family name population and distribution data]. South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 60. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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