Family name origins & meanings
- Korean (Wŏn) : there are two Chinese characters for this surname. Although there is some dispute, the founder of the Wŏn clan is believed by many to be Wŏn Kyŏng, a Tang China scholar sent to Shilla in the mid 7th century. The other Wŏn character has only one clan, the Wŏnju Wŏn.