Seol (surname)

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

• 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
• Sol 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

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.

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

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

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Seol.
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