Seol (surname)

Seol (also spelled as Sul or Sol) is a Korean family name, spelled 설 in Hangul and 薛 or 偰 in Hanja.

Seol

Pronunciation	Seol, Sul, Sol
Language(s)	Korean
Origin
Region of origin	Korea

Seol
Hangul	설
Hanja	薛, 偰
Revised Romanization	Seol
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏl

People who have this name include

• Amy Sol (born 1981), American artist
• Seol Chong (650–730), Silla Dynasty scholar
• Sul Hoon (born 1953), South Korean activist and politician
• Seol In-ah (born 1996), South Korean actress
• Seol Jae-min (born 1990), South Korean tennis player
• Seol Jung-hwan (born 1985), South Korean actor and model
• Sol Kyong (born 1990), North Korean judoka
• Sul Kyung-gu (born 1968), South Korean actor
• Seol Ki-hyeon (born 1979), South Korean former professional footballer
• Seol Min-kyung (born 1960), South Korean former tennis player
• Seol Sa (Won Hyo) (617–686), Silla Dynasty monk
• Seol Ye-eun (born 1996), South Korean curler
• Seol Young-woo (born 1998), South Korean professional footballer
• Seol Yoon-a (born 2004), South Korean idol, member of NMIXX

Lineages

The Korean family name Seol can be written with either of two homophonous hanja. Each of those three are broken down into a number of clans, identified by their bon-gwan (clan hometown, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members), which indicate different lineages.

More common (薛)

薛 (맑은대쑥 설 malgeundaessuk seol) is more common of the two names.

Less common (偰)

偰 (맑을 설 malgeul seol) is less common of the two Seol names.