LEE (KOREAN NAME)

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'Lee' is the common English spelling of (pronounced ), a common Korean family name. 이 () is the second most common (after Kim) in Korea, 이 (異) and 이 (伊) being relatively rare. The name is sometimes also transliterated as 'Yi', 'Ri', 'Rhie', or 'Rhee'. The pronunciation of 李 as 리 is still common in North Korea.
The hanja 李 literally means "plum" or "judge."

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Clans

Deoksu clan

Yongin clan

Gyeongju clan

Yeoju clan

Jeonju clan

Danyang clan

Yangsan clan

List

See also

Clans

As with all Korean family names, the holders of the Lee surname are divided into different patrilineal clans, or lineages, known in Korean as ''bon-gwan'', based on their ancestral seat. Most such clans trace their lineage back to a specific founder. This system was at its height under the yangban aristocracy of the Joseon Dynasty, but it remains in use today. There are approximately 241 such clans claimed by South Koreans.

Deoksu clan

The founder of this clan was Yi Dong-su, an official of the Goryeo period. This was a prominent yangban clan during the Joseon Dynasty, producing figures including the admiral Yi Sun-sin and the philosopher Yulgok Yi I. The clan seat, Deoksu, corresponds to Deoksu-hyeon, an old division of what is now Kaep'ung-gun in Kaesong city, North Korea.

Yongin clan

The founder of Yonhin clan was Kil-kwon who helped to found Goryeo.

Gyeongju clan

The founder of this clan was Yi Al-pyeong, one of the original village headmen of Silla, who chose Bak Hyeokgeose as the first king. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'', the Yi name was officially bestowed on the family by King Yuri around 9 CE. Prominent members include the Silla general Yi Sa-bu and the Choson-era scholar Yi Hwang, as well as Yi Oh-sung, one of the "Oh-sung and Han-um" scholar pair from the Choson era.

Yeoju clan

Prominent members of this clan include the Joseon Dynasty philosopher Seongho Yi Ik.

Jeonju clan

The founder of this clan was Yi Han, a high official of Silla. His 22nd-generation descendant, Yi Seonggye, went on to found the Joseon(Chosun) Dynasty. Famous members of this clan include King Sejong the Great and the first president of modern Korea, Syngman Rhee

Danyang clan

The founder of this clan was Jeong Dojeon, who was the first Prime Minister of Joseon and had close relations to King Yi Seonggye. He bestowed upon him the right to start his clan, a right only a yangban could ask, thus Jeong Dojeon created a new yangban clan. The clan's ancestral seat is Danyang.

Yangsan clan

The founder is Yi Man-young, an internal minister in Korea following the fall of the Koryo dynasty. He died of strangulation near an isolated mountain.

List

Famous Koreans with this family name:

★ Lee Bong-Jo, marathon runner

★ Lee Beom Suk, first Prime Minister of South Korea (1948–1950)

★ Lee Beom Suk, former Foreign Minister of South Korea (1982–1983)

★ Lee Byung-Hun, actor

★ Lee Chang-dong, film director and writer

★ Lee Chang-ho, go player

★ Lee Chul Woo, government official

★ Lee Chun-Soo, football player

★ Lee, Dae Hyuk

★ Lee, Dae Sung, master of taekwondo

★ Lee Dong Hae, a member of a korean boyband Super Junior.

★ Lee Dong-Soo, badminton player

★ Lee Eui-geun, politician

★ Lee Eun-ju, actress

★ Lee Dong-gun, actor

★ Lee Hae Chan, former Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006)

★ Lee Heejin of Baby VOX, pop singer

★ Lee Hoi-chang, politician

★ Lee, Hong Chan, socialite

★ Lee Hyo-Jung, badminton player

★ Lee Hyori of Fin KL, pop singer

★ Lee Hyun-Il, badminton player

★ Lee Hyung-taik, most successful South Korean male tennis player to date

★ Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (2003–2006)

★ Lee Jung-hyun, pop singer and actress

★ Lee Jung-Youl, football player

★ Lee, Ki-baek, historian

★ Lee Kun-hee, businessman

★ Lee Kyung Hae, farmer and political activist

★ Lee Kyung-Won, badminton player

★ Lee Min Woo of Shinhwa, singer

★ Lee Na-young, actress

★ Lee Pa-ni, model

★ Lee Sa-bi (Lee Eon-jeong), model

★ Lee Sae-Eun, model/actor

★ Lee Sedol, go player

★ Lee Seung-jae, film producer

★ Lee Seung Hyun A member of a korean hip hop group Big Bang. Stage name is Seung Ri.

★ Lee Seung-Yeop, baseball player

★ Lee Sung-Hi, model

★ Lee Sung-Jin, archer

★ Lee Young Ae, actress

★ Lee Young-Pyo, football player

★ Miyavi, Japanese rock musician and third-generation Zainichi Korean

★ Rhee Chong Chul, Father of Australian Taekwondo, and one of the original masters of taekwondo

★ Rhee Chong Hyup, one of the original masters of taekwondo

★ Rhee Jhoon Goo (Jhoon Rhee), Father of American Taekwondo

★ Rhee Ki Ha, Father of British Taekwondo, and one of the original masters of taekwondo

★ Rhee Syngman, first President of South Korea (1948–1960)

★ Yi, Alex (Yi Hyun), American football player of Korean descent

★ Yi Chung, member of the former Imperial Family of Korea

★ Yi Eon-jeok, 16th century government official

★ Yi Gae, 15th century government official and scholar

★ Yi Gang (Prince Imperial Ui), Korean royalty

★ Yi Gu (Prince Imperial Hoeun), Korean royalty

★ Yi Hong, model and descendant of Korean royalty

★ Yi Hwang (Toegye), 16th century Confucian scholar

★ Yi I (Yulgok), 16th century Confucian scholar

★ Yi Ik (Seongho), 18th century philosopher

★ Yi Ja-chun, 14th century government official

★ Yi Jong Mu, 15th century general

★ Yi Mae-chang, 16th century musician and artist

★ Yi, Natasha, model and actress

★ Yi Ok-gi, 16th century naval commander

★ Yi Saek, 14th century philosopher and poet

★ Yi Sang, 20th century writer

★ Yi Won (Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea), Korean royalty

★ Yi Sun-sin, 16th century admiral

★ Rhie Wonbok

★ All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)

See also

★ Korean name

★ Li (surname)

★ List of Korea-related topics