Cha (Korean surname)
Cha is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces. In South Korea in 2000, there were 180,589 people named Cha. The Chinese surname Che is also written in the same Chinese character.
| Language(s) | Korean |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Chariot |
| Region of origin | Korean peninsula |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Che (Chinese) |
| Cha | |
| Hangul | 차 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cha |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'a |
Notable people with the surname
- Cha Bum-kun, South Korean football manager and former player
- Cha Du-ri, South Korean footballer
- Cha Eun-woo (born as Lee Dong-min), South Korean singer, actor, and model, member of boyband Astro
- Cha Gui-hyun, South Korean footballer
- Cha Hak-yeon (stage name N), South Korean singer, member of boyband VIXX
- Cha Hyun-ok (stage name Yuri), South Korean singer
- Cha In-pyo, South Korean actor
- Cha Jin-ho, South Korean wheelchair curler
- Cha Jun-hwan, South Korean Olympic figure skater
- Cha Seung-won, South Korean actor
- Cha Sun-woo (stage name Baro), South Korean singer and rapper, member of boyband B1A4
- Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor
- Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Korean-American novelist
- Victor Cha, Korean-American academic, author, and former national foreign policy advisor
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Cha
- All pages with titles containing Cha
- Chal (name)
- Char (name)
- Munhwa Ryu
- List of Korean family names
References
- Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
External links
- official website of headquarters of the Yeonan Cha clan meeting
- A 2001 Korea Now article explaining the clan structure
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