# Song (Korean surname)

Song is a Korean family name derived from the Chinese surname Song. Songs make up roughly 1.4% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found 622,208 in that country.

## Kinds

* Song (宋) family : Various Korean family name.
* Song (訟) family : unknown origin, later surname change to Sung (成).
* Song (松) family : the Song Yang (松讓) ethnicity in the Buyeo kingdom.

## Clans

Song (宋) clans include the Yeosan, Eunjin, Jincheon, Yeonan, Yaseong, Cheongju, Sinpyeong, Gimhae, Namyang and Bokheung.
One Song (松) clan is the Yong Song.

## List of people with the surname
### Notable people of the past

* Song Deok-gi (1893–1977), taekkyeon master
* Song Hui-gyeong (1376–1446), Joseon scholar-official
* Song In (died 1126), Goryeo official
* Queen Jeongsun (Danjong) (born 1440), consort of King Danjong of Joseon
* Song Jin-woo (1889–1945), Korean journalist, CEO of The Dong-A Ilbo, founder of the Korea Democratic Party
* Song Jun-gil (1606–1672), Joseon Dynasty politician and scholar
* Song Oh-kyun (1892–1970) Korean independence activist
* Song Sang-hyeon (1551–1592), Joseon writer and politician
* Song Si-yeol (1607–1689), Joseon philosopher
* Song Yang, who surrendered to Dongmyeong of Goguryeo in 37 BCE
* Song Yi-kyun (1885–1927) Korean independence activist

### Notable people of recent times

* Anna Song (born 1971), South Korean-born American politician
* Aree Song (born 1986), Thai-South Korean professional golfer
* Song Bo-bae (born 1986), South Korean professional golfer
* Song Byung-gu (born 1988), South Korean professional StarCraft player
* Cathy Song (born 1955), American poet
* Song Chang-eui (born 1979), South Korean actor
* Song Chang-ho (born 1986), South Korean footballer
* Song Chang-sik (born 1947), Korean singer
* Song Chong-gug (born 1979), South Korean retired footballer
* Song Dae-kwan (1946–2025), South Korean trot singer
* Song Dae-nam (born 1979), South Korean former judoka, Olympic gold medallist
* Daewon Song (born 1975), South Korean-born American professional skateboarder
* Song Do-yeong (born 1951), South Korean voice actress
* Song Dong-hwan (born 1980), South Korean ice hockey forward
* Song Dong-jin (born 1984), South Korean footballer
* Song Dong-wook (born 1962), South Korean tennis player
* Song Du-yul (born 1944), professor at University of Münster
* Song Geon-hee (born 1997), South Korean actor
* Song Gi-won (1947–2024), South Korean novelist
* Song Gisuk (1935–2021), South Korean writer
* Song Hae (1927–2022), South Korean TV host and singer
* Song Hae-sung (born 1964), South Korean film director and screenwriter
* Song Han-bok (born 1984), South Korean footballer
* Song Ho-young (born 1954), South Korean radiologist
* Song Ho-young (footballer) (born 1988), South Korean footballer
* Song Hye-kyo (born 1981), South Korean actress
* Song Hyeong-keun (born 1974), South Korean former professional tennis player
* Song Hyun-wook, South Korean film director
* Song I-han (born 1994), South Korean singer
* Song Il-gon (born 1971), South Korean film director and screenwriter
* Song Il-kook (born 1971), South Korean actor
* Song Il-soo (born 1950), Japanese former baseball player and manager
* Song In-young (born 1990), South Korean footballer
* Song Ja (born 1936), South Korean politician and academic, former Minister of Education
* Song Jae-hak (born 1955), South Korean poet and dentist
* Song Jae-hee (born 1979), South Korean actor
* Song Jae-ho (1937–2020), South Korean actor
* Song Jae-ho (fencer) (born 1990), South Korean fencer, Olympic bronze medallist
* Song Jae-jeong (born 1973), South Korean television screenwriter
* Song Jae-kun (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater
* Song Jae-rim (1985–2024), South Korean actor and model
* Song Jae-ung (born 1945), South Korean diver
* Song Je-heon (born 1986), South Korean footballer
* Song Ji-eun (born 1990), South Korean singer and actress, former member of girl group Secret
* Song Ji-eun (handballer) (born 1996), South Korean handballer
* Song Ji-ho (born 1992), South Korean actor
* Song Ji-hyun (born 1969), South Korean handball player, Olympic gold medallist
* Song Ji-man (born 1973), South Korean baseball player
* Song Ji-na (born 1959), South Korean screenwriter
* Song Ji-woo (born 1997) ,South Korean actress
* Song Jin-hyung (born 1987), South Korean footballer
* Song Jin-woo (born 1966), South Korean baseball player
* Song Jong-sun (born 1981), North Korean footballer
* Song Joon-seok (born 1974), South Korean voice actor
* Song Joong-ki (born 1985), South Korean actor
* Song Ju-hee (born 1977), South Korean football coach and former player
* Song Ju-seok (born 1967), South Korean former footballer
* Song Jung-hyun (born 1976), South Korean footballer
* Song Kang (born 1994), South Korean actor
* Song Kang-ho (born 1967), South Korean actor
* Song Kuk-hyang (born 2001), North Korean weightlifter
* Luke Song (born 1972), American fashion designer
* Song Mi-jin (born 1983), South Korean singer and actress
* Song Min-ho (born 1993), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Winner
* Song Min-jae (born 2012), South Korean actor
* Song Min-ji (born 1998), South Korean cyclist
* Song Min-soon (born 1948), South Korean politician and diplomat, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
* Song Myeong-seob (born 1984), South Korean taekwondo martial artist
* Song Nam-hyang (born 1996), North Korean professional diver
* Naree Song (born 1986), Thai-South Korean professional golfer
* Noah Song (born 1997), American professional baseball player
* Song Ok-joo (born 1965), South Korean politician
* Song Ok-sook (born 1960), South Korean actress
* Song Sae-byeok (born 1979), South Korean actor
* Sanghee Song (born 1970), South Korean artist
* Song Sang-hyun (born 1941), South Korean lawyer, former President of the International Criminal Court
* Song Seung-heon (born 1976), South Korean actor
* Song Seung-hyun (born 1992), South Korean former musician, former member of rock band F.T. Island
* Song Seung-jun (born 1980), South Korean former professional baseball player
* Song Seung-tae (born 1972), South Korean retired field hockey player
* Song Sin-do (1922–2017), South Korean human rights activist
* Song So-hee (born 1997), South Korean singer
* Song Soon-chun (born 1934), South Korean amateur boxer
* Song Suk-woo (born 1983), South Korean short-track speed skater
* Song Tae-kon (born 1986), South Korean professional Go player
* Song Tae-lim (born 1984), South Korean footballer
* Song Ui-young (born 1993), Singaporean professional footballer
* Song Yeong (1940–2016), South Korean writer
* Song Yo-chan (1918–1980), former Prime Minister of South Korea
* Song Yoo-geun (born 1997), South Korea's youngest university student
* Song Yoon-ah (born 1973), South Korean actress
* Song Young-gil (born 1963), South Korean politician
* Song Yun-soo (born 1995), South Korean compound archer
* Song Yuvin (born 1998), South Korean singer and actor, former member of boy band MYTEEN