Cha is an uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Yu Cha-dal (10th century AD). Most of the clan’s members live in Gyeongsang province, Hwanghae province, or P'yŏngan province. Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... A Korean personal name consists of a family name followed by a given name. ... This article is about the Korean peninsula and civilization. ... A bon-gwan is the place of origin of a clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share a same family name (clan name). ... Gyeongsang (Gyeongsang-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ... Hwanghae (Hwanghae-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, and one of the thirteen provinces of Korea during the Japanese Colonial Period. ... Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-do) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ...

Famous people surnamed Cha include:

• Cha Bum-kun, footballer
• His son Cha Du-Ri, also a footballer
• Cha Gui-hyun, footballer
• Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, novelist
• Cha Hyun-ok, singer
• Cha In-pyo, actor
• Cha Seung-won, actor
• Cha Tae-hyun, actor
• Victor Cha
• Cha Young Kyu
• Cha Brian, swimmer
• Cha JinJoo, multi-billionaire

Cha Bum-Kun, (born May 22, 1953 in Hwaseong, Korea), is a Korean football manager and former player, nicknamed Tscha Bum (Cha Boom) because of his name and his thunderous ball striking ability. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Cha Du-Ri (born 25 July 1980 in Frankfurt, (West) Germany) is a South Korean football player. ... Cha Gui-Hyun (차귀현) is a football player from South Korea. ... Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (March 4, 1951 — November 5, 1982) was an American novelist most famous for her 1982 work, Dictee. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cha Seung-won (Born June 7, 1971 in Seoul) is a South Korean actor. ... Cha Tae-hyun (차태현, b. ... Victor Cha Victor Cha is a Director for Asian Affairs in the White Houses National Security Council with responsibility for Japan, North and South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. ...

References

• Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

See also

• Munhwa Ryu
• List of Korean family names
• List of Korea-related topics

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External links

• official website of headquarters of the Yeonan Cha clan meeting
• A 2001 Korea Now article explaining the clan structure