Pak Family History
Pak Name Meaning
Korean: written 박 in Chinese characters 朴 meaning ‘simple’. This is the only Chinese character for the surname Pak which is the third most common surname in Korea and is found in every part of the peninsula. The Pak clans claim no founding ancestors from foreign lands - all are native to Korea. Although some sources indicate that there are 270 Pak clans only 44 of these can be documented and much of their early history is shrouded in myth and legend. All Pak clans spring from a single semi-mythological ancestor named Pak Hyŏkkŏse (朴 赫; 居世). Before the establishment of the Shilla kingdom the southern tip of the peninsula is said to have been ruled by six elders leaders of the six tribes who inhabited that part of the country. In
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022