Korean surname
Gourd
Descriptive surname
Park (박, also romanized as Pak) is the third most common Korean surname and means 'gourd'. According to tradition, the founder of the Park clan was born from a gourd. The name is associated with the Park clans of Silla.
It remains highly frequent in Korea and among the Korean diaspora. The surname is one of the three dominant Korean family names, together with Kim and Lee.
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Gourd. From 박 (gourd), a native Korean surname (rather than Chinese-derived) tied to founding legends of the Silla kingdom.
Park is a Korean-origin surname. Popularity varies widely by country and region, and the same surname can be common in one place and rare in another.
Yes. Surnames, especially occupational and descriptive ones like this, were often adopted independently by many unrelated families who happened to share a trade, appearance, or location.
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