Korean Surnames
윤
尹
How it's spelled in English
- Yun(official)
- Yoon
Usual hanja
尹 — governor, official
Well-known clans (bongwan)
파평 윤씨
A bongwan is the ancestral home of a clan — two Kims from different bongwan are different families.
Population
- 윤(尹) 1,020,547 people, 2.1% of the population
Statistics Korea, 2015 Population and Housing Census
About it
The Papyeong Yun clan produced several Joseon queens.