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Chae

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{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 채

| hanja = {{linktext|蔡|菜|采}}

| mr = Ch'ae

| rr = Chae

}}

Chae ({{Korean|hangul=채}}), also less commonly spelled Chai, Chea, or Chei is a Korean family name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Overview

The 2000 South Korean Census found 119,251 people with the family name Chae.{{cite web|url=http://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1INOOSB&vw_cd=&list_id=&scrId=&seqNo=&lang_mode=ko&obj_var_id=&itm_id=&conn_path=K1&path=|title=행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구|trans-title=Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals|publisher=Korean Statistical Information Service|accessdate=23 October 2015}} It could be written with any of three hanja, indicating different lineages.{{cite web|url=http://gojun.knu.ac.kr/search_read.html?orderbystr=parents%20desc,pos&id=3524&searchstr=%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%84%B1%EC%94%A8%EC%9D%BC%EB%9E%8C&qu=title&page=1&list_no=1|title=한국성씨일람|trans-title=List of Korean family names|publisher=Kyungpook National University|date=2003-12-11|accessdate=2013-10-30}} In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on year 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 87.8% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Chae in their passports. Another 7.5% spelled it as Chai, 2.8% as Che, and 1.7% as Chea.{{cite book|url=http://korean.go.kr/front/etcData/etcDataView.do?etc_seq=179&mn_id=46|script-title=ko:씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회|trans-title=Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion|publisher=National Institute of Korean Language|date=25 June 2009|accessdate=22 October 2015|page=67}}

=Most common (蔡)=

{{linktext|蔡}} (성씨 채 songssi chae) is by far the most common of the three Chae surnames. This character is also used to write the Chinese family name pronounced Cài ({{IPA|[t͡sʰai̯˥˩]}}) in Mandarin. The 2000 Census found 114,069 people and 35,099 households with this surname, divided among seventeen reported bon-gwan (clan hometowns, not necessarily the actual residence of clan members), as well as eighty-six people whose bon-gwan was not stated:

  • Pyonggang, Kangwon (today in North Korea): 69,256 people and 21,373 households They claim descent from Chae Song-nyeon (채송년; 蔡松年), an official under Gojong of Goryeo.{{cite web|url=http://www.jokbo.re.kr/book/index.html?sn=&fn=1152&fnkey=11521273|script-title=ko:평강(平康) 채(蔡)|trans-title=Pyeonggang Chae|publisher=Jokbo Museum|location=Daejeon|accessdate=5 June 2016|postscript=none}}. The Jokbo Museum cites the following work for their pages on family names: {{cite book|author=김진우|title=한국인 의 역사|trans-title=The History of Koreans|publisher=春秋筆法 [Chunchu Pilbeop]|year=2009|oclc=502157619}}
  • Incheon, Gyeonggi (today in South Korea): 37,391 people and 11,415 households They claim descent from Chae Seon-mu (채선무; 蔡先茂), who lived sometime during mid-Goryeo Dynasty.{{cite web|url=http://www.jokbo.re.kr/book/index.html?fnkey=11521205&fn=1152&sn=%C0%FC%C3%BC&vcode=ES|script-title=ko:인천(仁川) 채(蔡)|trans-title=Incheon Chae|publisher=Jokbo Museum|location=Daejeon|accessdate=5 June 2016}}
  • Other or unreported bon-gwan: 7,422 people and 2,311 households

=Second-most common (菜)=

{{linktext|菜}} (나물 채 namul chae) is the second-most common of the three Chae surnames. The 2000 Census found 3,516 people and 1,067 households with this surname, divided among two reported bon-gwan:

=Least common (采)=

{{linktext|采}} (풍채 채 pungchae chae, 캘 채 kael chae) is the least common of the three Chae surnames. The 2000 Census found 1,666 people and 566 households with this surname, with one reported bon-gwan:

  • Yeosan: 1,637 people and 562 households
  • Other or unreported bon-gwan: 29 people and two households

=People=

People with these family names include:

==Stage name==

  • Chae Jung-an (born Jang Jung-an, 1977), South Korean actress and singer
  • Chae Min-seo (born Jo Soo-jin, 1981), South Korean actress
  • Chae Ri-na (born Park Hyun-joo, 1978), South Korean singer
  • Chae Seo-jin (born Kim Ko-woon, 1994), South Korean actress
  • Chae Soo-bin (born Bae Soo-bin, 1994), South Korean actress

See also

References

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Category:Korean-language surnames