| Hamyang Yeo clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Hamyang County |
| Founder | Yeo Eo mae [ja] |
| Connected members | Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Woon-kon Yeo Woon-kay Lyuh Woon-hyung Yeo U-gil Yeo Han-koo |
Hamyang Yeo clan (Korean: 함양 여씨; Hanja: 咸陽 呂氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Hamyang Yeo clan was 34835. Their founder was Yeo Eo mae [ja] who was a Hanlin Academy in Tang dynasty, China. He was naturalized in Silla during the rebellion of Huang Chao.
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 함양여씨 咸陽呂氏. 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: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.