Seok 2249797 215857730 2008-05-30T00:28:44Z TXiKiBoT 3171782 robot Adding: [[vi:Thạch (họ)]], [[zh:石姓]] {{Infobox Korean name| hangul=석| hanja=石 ''also'' 昔| rr=Seok| mr=Sǒk| }} '''Seok''' is a [[Korean name|Korean family name]], held by about 56,500 [[South Korea]]ns and many others in North Korea and around the world. It can represent two different [[hanja]] names, 石 meaning "stone," or 昔 meaning "ancient." The 石 name is the most widespread of the two. The [[2000]] South Korean census found 46,066 people by this name.[http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1INOOSB&IDTYPE=3] Of these, the great majority are members of the [[Chungju]] (also called Hongju) Seok [[bon-gwan|clan]]. The less common name 昔 had a 2000 South Korean population of 9,544. The great majority of these Seoks are members of the [[Gyeongju]] Seok clan, which claims descent from certain of the early rulers of [[Silla]]. The first Gyeongju Seok to sit on the throne was the fourth Silla king, [[Talhae of Silla|Talhae]]. ==See also== *[[List of Korea-related topics]] *[[List of Korean family names]] [[Category:Korean family names]] [[vi:Thạch (họ)]] [[zh:石姓]]