Eom
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 엄 (eom), which is written using the same character as the Chinese surname 嚴／严 (yán).
Proper noun
Eom (plural Eoms)
- A surname from Korean.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Eom is the 39887th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Eom is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.