Jeon (surname)

Jeon (전), also often spelled Jun, Chun or Chon, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 687,867 people with this name in South Korea. It can be written with three different hanja, each with different meanings and indicating different lineages.
 * (온전할 전 onjeonhal jeon, "whole"). This is the most common character, used by 493,419 people in 153,208 households according to the 2000 Census. The surname has a Baekje origin. It is also said that when Goryeo dynasty fell, many changed their royal surname Wang to Jeon (全) / Ok (玉) to avoid severe persecution by the succeeding Joseon dynasty.
 * (밭 전 bat jeon, "field"). This is the second-most common character, used by 188,354 people in 58,895 households. The surname has a Goryeo origin.
 * (돈 전 don jeon, "money"). This is the least common character, used by 6,094 people in 1,883 households.

In a study by the National Institute of Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 67% of people with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Jeon in their passports, while 23% spelled it Jun, and 5% spelled it Chun. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 5%) included Chon, Cheon, Jean, Jeun, Jen, Jhun, and Zeon.

People

 * Jeon Bae-soo, South Korean actor
 * Jeon Bong-jun, South Korean activist
 * Jeon Boram, South Korean singer and actress
 * Byeong Sam Jeon, South Korean artist
 * Jeon Byung-guk, South Korean former footballer
 * Jeon Chae-eun, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Da-hye, South Korean short track speed skater
 * Daniel Chun, American comedy writer
 * Jeon Do-yeon, South Korean actress
 * Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean politician
 * Jeon Eun-ha, South Korean footballer
 * Ha Ji-won (born Jeon Hae-rim), South Korean actress
 * Heejin, South Korean singer, member of girl group Artms
 * Jeon Hye-bin, South Korean actress and singer
 * Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1976), South Korean actress
 * Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1988), South Korean actress
 * Jeon Hyeok-jin, South Korean badminton player
 * Jeon Hyeong-pil, Korean art collector
 * Jun Hyo-seong, South Korean singer
 * Jun Hyun-moo, South Korean host and television personality
 * Chun In-gee, South Korean golfer
 * Jeon In-hwa, South Korean actress
 * Jeon In-kwon, South Korean singer
 * Jun Jae-youn, South Korean badminton player
 * Jun Ji-hyun, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Ji-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
 * John Chun, Korean automotive engineering designer
 * John H. Chun, American lawyer
 * Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Jun-hyeok, South Korean actor and model
 * Jungkook, South Korean singer, member of boy band BTS
 * Jeon Mi-do, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Min-seo, South Korean actress
 * Jeon No-min, South Korean actor
 * Jeon Ok, Korean actress and singer
 * Jeon Sang-guk, South Korean author
 * Jeon Seok-ho, South Korean actor
 * Jeon So-nee, South Korean actress
 * Jeon So-min, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Somi, South Korean-Canadian singer
 * Somin (singer), South Korean singer, member of co-ed group Kard
 * Jeon So-yeon, South Korean rapper, member of girl group (G)I-dle
 * Jeon Soo-jin, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Soo-kyeong, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Sung-woo, South Korean actor
 * Jeon Tae-il, South Korean activist
 * Jun Tae-soo, South Korean actor
 * Jeon Woo-chi, Taoist scholar
 * Jeon Ye-seo, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Yeo-been, South Korean actress
 * Jeon Yeo-ok, South Korean politician
 * Yeojin Jeon, South Korean actress