Frequency: (241)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. English: unexplained.
2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schoen.
3. Korean: variant of Son.
GIVEN NAMES: Korean 43%. Chang (7), Chan (4), Young (4), Moo (3), Kwang (2), Sung (2), Won (2), Young Kyu (2), Boon, Chang Hee, Chang Suk, Chang Young, Chin, Eunjung; Byung, Chang Sik, Gyeong, Hae, In Sung, Jinwoo, Jung Ho, Kyunghee, Namsik, Seong.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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