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Park or Pak is one of the more numerous family names of the Korean people in Korea, which its origin is starting from King Park Hyeokgeose, the founder of Silla dynasty on 57 BCE. When written with a Chinese character (Hanja), it uses a character that means "sincere," "simple" and "unadorned." When the case is based on the surname, it means plain. In Hangul, it's spelled with the characters B-A-G and pronounced Bak (rhymes with rock). It has been anglicized into either Pak (as in Pak Se Ri, a golfer) or Park (as in Park Chung Hee, ex-president of Korea and Park Chan Ho, a Major League Baseball pitcher). Nine percent of the Korean population uses this surname.

History

According to the legend, Park Hyeokgeose was the founder of this Korean surname. He was said to be hatched from an egg and when the egg shell cracked, there were rays of light that came from it. Since the Korean verb for "to shine" or "to be bright" is spelled B-A-R-G in hangeul characters, his last name became Bak. When he turned thirteen, he became the founding king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla in 57 BCE.

Clans

As with most other Korean family names, there are many Park clans, each of which consists of individual Park families. According to the last census in 2000(External Link

), there are 161 Park clans in South Korea consisting in total of 1,215,918 households made up of 3,895,121 individuals.
Even within each clan, people in different families are not related to each other. These distinctions are important, since Korean law used to prohibit intermarriage in the same clan, no matter how remote the relationship; now, however, only those in a relationship of second cousins or closer may not marry.
As with other Korean family names, the Park clans are distinguished by bon-gwan, the place from which they claim to originate. Of these clans, the Miryang (Milseong) clan is the largest at 3,031,478 people (about 77% of all Parks). Other notable clans include the Goryeong clan which produced South Korean leader Park Chung Hee.

List of people with the name "Park"

Angela Park (born 1988), Brazilian golfer of Korean descent
Bo Hi Pak (born 1930), Unification Church leader
Park Chae-rim (born 1979), South Korean actress
Chan-ho Park (born 1973), South Korean baseball player
Park Chan-wook (born 1963), South Korean film director
Pak Chang-sik (born c1958), North Korean politician
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979), South Korean president, 1961-1979
Park Chu-Young (born 1985), South Korean footballer
Park Geun-hye (born 1952), South Korean politician
Grace Park (born 1974), Canadian-American actress of Korean descent (Battlestar Galactica)
Grace Park (born 1979), Korean-born American golfer
Greg Pak
Park Gyuri (born 1988), South Korean Singer of the Girl group Kara
Park Han-byul (born 1984), South Korean actress
Ho Sung Pak (born 1967), Korean-born American stuntman & actor
Park In Won (born 1936), South Korean businessman & politician
Park Ji-Sung (born 1981), South Korean footballer
Park Ji-yoon (born 1982), South Korean singer & model
Park Jung Ah (born 1981), a South Korean singer
Park Jung-su (born 1983), South Korean singer (Leeteuk) (Super Junior)
Pak Kil-yon (born 1943), North Korean diplomat
Park Kwang-su (born 1955), South Korean film director
Pak Kyong-sam, North Korean politician
Park Kyu-Seon (born 1981), South Korean footballer
Park Kyung-mo (born 1975), South Korean archer
Lena Park (born 1976), Korean-American singer
Linda Park (born 1978), Korean-born American actress
Mike Park, Korean-American musician
Park Mok-wol (1916-1978), South Korean writer
Pak Pong-ju (born 1939), North Korean politician
Richard Park (born 1976), Korean-born American ice hockey player
Park Sang-min (born 1970), South Korean actor
Se Ri Pak (born 1977), South Korean golfer
Pak Romi (born 1972), Zainichi Korean voice actress
Park Shin-yang (born 1968), South Korean actor
Park Sol-mi (born 1978), South Korean actress
Park Sung-hyun (born 1983), South Korean archer
Park Tae Hwan (born 1989), South Korean swimmer
Park Tae-sang (born 1979), South Korean badminton player
Pak Tong-chun (born 1942), North Korean diplomat
Pak Tu-jin (1916-1998), South Korean poet
Park Yong-ha (born 1977), South Korean actor & singer
Park Yong-Ho (born 1981), South Korean footballer
Park Yong Soo, South Korean martial artist
Park Yoo-chun (born 1986), South Korean singer (TVXQ)
Pak Ho Sik, Founder Hwa Rang World Tang Soo Do Federation
Park Soo Ae, a South Korean actress
Park Ye-Jin, a South Korean actress
Ivy (singer), South Korean singer
Park Hwayobi,a South Korean singer

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