Seung (Korean name)
Seung, also spelled Sung, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. As a given name, its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 17 hanja with the reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. As a surname. There are two hanja which may be used to write the surname Seung, each indicating different lineages. The 2000 South Korean census found 3,304 people with these surnames . More common (承). The more common Seung surname is written with a hanja meaning "inherit" (; ). The 2000 South Korean census found 2,494 people with this family name, and 762 households. The surviving "bon-gwan" (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members) at that time included: People with this surname include: Less common (昇). The less common Seung surname is written with a hanja meaning "rise" (; ). The 2000 South Korean census found 810 people with this family name, and 239 households. The surviving "bon-gwan" at that time included: In given names. Hanja and  meaning. Article 44 of South Korea's gives the Supreme Court the power to define the list of hanja permitted for use in given names. Under the Supreme Court's regulations, that list consists of the Basic Hanja for educational use and a list of additional hanja permitted for use in given names. Among those hanja, there are 17 with the reading , plus one variant form: People. People with the single-syllable given name Seung include: