The origin of Korean civilian surnames: surnames have existed since19th century.

In the late19th century, when ordinary people gained the privilege of choosing surnames, they chose aristocratic surnames like Jin and Li to cover up their civilian background.

Korean drama fans will find that Korean stars are always surnamed Jin, Quan, Park and Li. This is because of South Korea's unique culture-among the 75 million people on the Korean peninsula and the 7 million Koreans scattered around the world, Kim, Lee and Park account for about half. At present, there are less than 250 surnames used in Korea, while the number of surnames in Japan and the Netherlands both exceeds 65,438+10,000.

The poverty of Korean surnames and the concentration of a few surnames are related to the long feudal history of the Korean Peninsula and its complicated relationship with China and Japan. In the 5th century, Korean aristocrats began to borrow China's surname. /kloc-In the late 9th century, North China carried out reforms and abolished the strict class system, and the official surname of South became popular among ordinary people. When ordinary people get the privilege of choosing surnames, they choose noble surnames such as Jin and Li to cover up their civilian background.

At present, among foreigners who have joined Korean nationality, Kim, Lee, Park and Cui are still the most popular surnames. "The sense of glory hidden in surnames still reverberates in South Korea today," said an assistant professor of Korean studies. With the rise of a series of athletes and artists from gold and park geun-hye, "their surnames are still the representatives of aristocratic descent".