Baek

See also: Bai (surname)

Baek
Hangul	백
Hanja	白
Revised Romanization	Baek, Baik
McCune–Reischauer	Paek, Paik

Baek, also often spelled Paek, Baik or Paik, is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were 351,275 people by this surname in South Korea. In addition, the meaning of Baek can mean either one hundred, or the color white.

白/existence

白(Bai) is pronounced "Baek" in Korean. The name has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty and Goryeo dynasty.

• Baek Wu Kyung (白宇經) of the Suwon Baek clan, cousin of Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, is the origin of this name

苩/extinction

Some Baekje refugees from the late Silla age had this surname.

• Paik Ga (苩加), Mahan ruler
• Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general
• Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general
• Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter

List of famous Baeks

Baek

• Baek A-yeon, solo singer, finalist of K-pop Star
• Baek Doo San (fictional character in Tekken fighting games)
• Baek Ji-Hoon
• Baek Ji-young
• Baek Minseok
• Baek Ye-rin, Singer and member of duo 15&
• Byun Baek-Hyun or Baekhyun Singer, dancer and member of KPop group EXO
• Cha Seung Baek

Baik

• Baik Sou Linne, Korean Author

Paek

• Paek Hak-rim
• Paek Nam-il
• Paek Nam-sun
• Paek Sang-ho
• Paek Se-bong
• Paek Yong-ho

Paik

• Paik Gahuim, author
• Nam June Paik
• Kun-Woo Paik, classical pianist
• Paik Sun Yup
• Paik Sun-Hwa, fictional character
• Steve Paik, fictional character

See also

• Pai (Chinese surname)