Sunheung An clan

Sunheung An clan
순흥안씨
The crest of the Sunheung Ahn clan
Home provinceNorth Gyeongsang
TitlesVarious
FounderAhn Ja-mi

The Sunheung Ahn clan (Korean: 순흥 안씨, Korean pronunciation: [sunhɯ̽ŋ ans͈i]) is a clan connected with the town of Sunheung, South Korea, and was well known during the Goryeo Dynasty and in the early Joseon Dynasty for its so-called "blue-blood" status.

73.5% of people with the Korean surname 'Ahn' belong to the Sunheung Ahn clan. The 2000 South Korean census counted 468,827 members of the "Sunheung" Ahn clan.

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