In 2000 in
South Korea, there were approximately 75,955 people with this surname. It is also used in
North Korea. Although some sources claim there are as many as sixty Ham clans, only the Gangneung Ham clan (
Korean: 강릉함씨) can be documented. Ham Gyu (
Hanja: 咸規), a
Goryeo general from the thirteenth century, is considered the founding ancestor of the Ham clan.[1][2]
People with the surname include:
Ham (Korean surname)
Ham Tae-young (1873–1964), Korean politician, 3rd Vice president of First Republic of South Korea
Ham Seok-heon (1901–1989), Korean Quaker author and activist
This page lists people with the
surnameHam. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
In 2000 in
South Korea, there were approximately 75,955 people with this surname. It is also used in
North Korea. Although some sources claim there are as many as sixty Ham clans, only the Gangneung Ham clan (
Korean: 강릉함씨) can be documented. Ham Gyu (
Hanja: 咸規), a
Goryeo general from the thirteenth century, is considered the founding ancestor of the Ham clan.[1][2]
People with the surname include:
Ham (Korean surname)
Ham Tae-young (1873–1964), Korean politician, 3rd Vice president of First Republic of South Korea
Ham Seok-heon (1901–1989), Korean Quaker author and activist
This page lists people with the
surnameHam. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.