Korean Surnames
손
孫
How it's spelled in English
- Son(official)
- Sohn
Usual hanja
孫 — grandchild, descendant
Well-known clans (bongwan)
밀양 손씨 · 경주 손씨
A bongwan is the ancestral home of a clan — two Kims from different bongwan are different families.
Population
- 손(孫) 457,303 people, 0.9% of the population
Statistics Korea, 2015 Population and Housing Census
About it
Sohn, with an h, is a common older spelling.