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Kwon

in Kentucky

There are 5 people with the last name "Kwon" in Kentucky.

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Kwon 32,608
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  1. is 32,604th most common Kuzirian
  2. is 32,605th most common Kuzuoka
  3. is 32,606th most common Kvietkus
  4. is 32,607th most common Kwiek
  5. is 32,608th most common Kwon
  6. is 32,609th most common Kwozalla
  7. is 32,610th most common Kyaw
  8. is 32,611th most common Kyner
  9. is 32,612th most common Kyznar

Similar Names and Nicknames

Kwong, Koon, Kwan, Koone, Keon, Khon, Kjome, Kwun, Kwame, Kuon

Most Common First Names for Kwon

Grace, Hyuk, Kangwook, Kea, Unhye

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Meaning & History

1. Korean (Kwŏn): there is only Chinese character for the Kwŏn surname. Some sources list as many as 56 clans, but only two are documented. One of these, the Andong Kwŏn clan, was founded by a Shilla aristocrat named Kim Shin who helped Wang Kŏn, the founder of the Koryž kingdom, establish himself as ruler in 918. The new king bestowed upon Kim Shin a new surname: Kwŏn, meaning ‘authority’. The Andong Kwŏn clan has one of the oldest extant printed genealogies in Korea. The Yech’ŏn Kwŏn clan's original surname was Hŭn. However, the name Hŭn was chosen for the Koryž king Myŏngjong's posthumous name in 1197. To avoid having living people using a king's posthumous name, the Hŭn family were directed to change their name to Kwŏn. The head of the Hŭn clan at this time became Kwŏn Sŏ, the founding ancestor of the Yech’ŏn Kwŏn clan. Approximately two thirds of all present-day Kwŏn clan members live in the Kyŏngsang provinces.

2. Chinese 关: variant of Guan 1.

3. Chinese 管: variant of Guan 2.

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