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Kwon

in Rhode Island

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

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Kwon 21,890
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  1. is 21,886th most common Kuzirian
  2. is 21,887th most common Kwetkowski
  3. is 21,888th most common Kwiatkoski
  4. is 21,889th most common Kwider
  5. is 21,890th most common Kwon
  6. is 21,891st most common Kyei
  7. is 21,892nd most common Kyriakides
  8. is 21,893rd most common Labay
  9. is 21,894th most common Laber

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kwon

Duke, Hongwoo, Oshun, Sunghi, Yongju

Meaning & History

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.

Chinese 关: variant of Guan 1.

Chinese 管: variant of Guan 2.

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