Seol (surname)

Korean 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

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* Amy Sol (born 1981), American artist
* Seol Chong (650–730), Silla Dynasty scholar
* Sul Hoon (born 1953), South Korean activist and politician
* Seol In-ah (born 1996), South Korean actress
* Seol Jae-min (born 1990), South Korean tennis player
* Seol Jung-hwan (born 1985), South Korean actor and model
* Sol Kyong (born 1990), North Korean judoka
* Sul Kyung-gu (born 1968), South Korean actor
* Seol Ki-hyeon (born 1979), South Korean former professional footballer
* Seol Min-kyung (born 1960), South Korean former tennis player
* Seol Sa (Won Hyo) (617–686), Silla Dynasty monk
* Seol Ye-eun (born 1996), South Korean curler
* Seol Young-woo (born 1998), South Korean professional footballer
* Seol Yoon-a (born 2004), South Korean idol, member of NMIXX

## Lineages

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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)

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

### Less common (偰)

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

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