Seol (surname)

SeolPronunciation| Seol, Sul, Sol

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Language(s)| Korean
Origin
Region of origin| Korea
Seol

Hangul|

Hanja|

薛, 偰

Revised Romanization| Seol
McCune–Reischauer| Sŏl

Seol (also spelled as Sul or Sol) is a Korean family name, spelled 설 in hangul and 薛 or 偰 in hanja.

## People who have this name include[edit]

* Seol Sa (Won Hyo) (617 – 686), Silla Dynasty monk
* Seol Chong (650 – 730), Silla Dynasty scholar
* Sol Kyung-gu (born 1968), South Korean actor
* Seol Ki-hyeon (born 1979), South Korean football player
* Seol In-ah (born 1996), South Korean actress

## Lineages[edit]

The Korean family name Seol can be written with either of two homophonous hanja. Each of those three are broken down into a number of clans, identified by their bon-gwan (clan hometown, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members), which indicate different lineages.

### More common (薛)[edit]

薛 (맑은대쑥 설 malgeundaessuk seol) is more common of the two names.

### Less common (偰)[edit]

偰 (맑을 설 malgeul seol) is less common of the two Seol names.

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