영월 엄씨 family tree

영월 엄씨(寧越嚴氏) — It is regarded as the principal lineage of the Eom clan whose ancestral seat is Yeongwol.

Population — approx. 140,206 (2015 Census, Statistics Korea)

About the 영월 엄씨 clan

It is regarded as the principal lineage of the Eom clan whose ancestral seat is Yeongwol. In the 2015 Census the 영월 엄씨 clan numbered about 140,206 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 엄, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 영월) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.

Main branches (派)

Gungi-gong-pa, Bogya-gong-pa, Mungwa-gong-pa

Gungi-gong-pa (軍器公派)

The Gungi-gong branch, founded by Eom Tae-in, is one of the three main Yeongwol Eom branches. According to the clan association's lineage chart it contains thirteen sub-lines, including the Moksa-gong, Chuneun-gong, Jubu-gong, Chungui-gong, Dongjeong-gong, Hundo-gong, Jipyeong-gong and Chambong-gong lines.

The Chungui-gong line is known as the line of Eom Heung-do (嚴興道, posthumous title Chungui), the Yeongwol headman who recovered and buried the body of King Danjong in 1457.

Bogya-gong-pa (僕射公派)

The Bogya-gong branch, founded by Eom Deok-in, has the most sub-lines of the three main Yeongwol Eom branches. The clan association's lineage chart lists 28 lines, including the Jwarang-gong, Panyun-gong, Sangrye-gong, Gongsin-gong, Donam-gong, Jeoljesa-gong, Champan-gong, Donggang-gong, Sipseongdang-gong, Toehyudang-gong, Seungji-gong and Samseongdang-gong lines.

Mungwa-gong-pa (文科公派)

The Mungwa-gong branch, founded by Eom Cheo-in, is one of the three main Yeongwol Eom branches. Unlike the other two, the clan association's lineage chart lists only a single sub-line for it, the Mungwa-gong line.

Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.

Notable figures

엄흥도, 엄복동, 엄홍길, 엄정화

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영월 엄씨 clan association

The 영월 엄씨 clan association can be found in the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.

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