{{About|the surname spelled Chae (채) in the Revised Romanization of Korean|the name spelled Chae (재) in the McCune–Reischauer system|Jae (Korean name)|the given name|Chae (Korean given name)}} {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul = %채 | hanja = 蔡; 菜; 采 }}
'''Chae''' ({{Korean|hangul=채}}), also less commonly spelled '''Chai''', '''Chea''', or '''Chei''' is a Korean family name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
==Overview== The 2000 South Korean Census found 119,251 people with the family name Chae.<ref name="Census2000">{{cite web|url=http://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1INOOSB&vw_cd=&list_id=&scrId=&seqNo=&lang_mode=ko&obj_var_id=&itm_id=&conn_path=K1&path=|title=행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구|trans-title=Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by ''bon-gwan'', households and individuals|publisher=Korean Statistical Information Service|accessdate=23 October 2015}}</ref> It could be written with any of three hanja, indicating different lineages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gojun.knu.ac.kr/search_read.html?orderbystr=parents%20desc,pos&id=3524&searchstr=%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%84%B1%EC%94%A8%EC%9D%BC%EB%9E%8C&qu=title&page=1&list_no=1|title=한국성씨일람|trans-title=List of Korean family names|publisher=Kyungpook National University|date=2003-12-11|accessdate=2013-10-30}}</ref> In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on year 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 87.8% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Chae in their passports. Another 7.5% spelled it as Chai, 2.8% as Che, and 1.7% as Chea.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://korean.go.kr/front/etcData/etcDataView.do?etc_seq=179&mn_id=46|script-title=ko:씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회|trans-title=Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion|publisher=National Institute of Korean Language|date=25 June 2009|accessdate=22 October 2015|page=67}}</ref>
===Most common (蔡)=== {{linktext|蔡}} (성씨 채 ''songssi chae'') is by far the most common of the three Chae surnames.<ref name="Census2000"/> This character is also used to write the Chinese family name pronounced Cài ({{IPA|[t͡sʰai̯˥˩]}}) in Mandarin. The 2000 Census found 114,069 people and 35,099 households with this surname, divided among seventeen reported ''bon-gwan'' (clan hometowns, not necessarily the actual residence of clan members), as well as eighty-six people whose ''bon-gwan'' was not stated:<ref name="Census2000"/> *Pyonggang, Kangwon (today in North Korea): 69,256 people and 21,373 households<ref name="Census2000"/> They claim descent from Chae Song-nyeon (채송년; 蔡松年), an official under Gojong of Goryeo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jokbo.re.kr/book/index.html?sn=&fn=1152&fnkey=11521273|script-title=ko:평강(平康) 채(蔡)|trans-title=Pyeonggang Chae|publisher=Jokbo Museum|location=Daejeon|accessdate=5 June 2016|postscript=none}}. The Jokbo Museum cites the following work for their pages on family names: {{cite book|author=김진우|title=한국인 의 역사|trans-title=The History of Koreans|publisher=春秋筆法 [Chunchu Pilbeop]|year=2009|oclc=502157619}}</ref> *Incheon, Gyeonggi (today in South Korea): 37,391 people and 11,415 households<ref name="Census2000"/> They claim descent from Chae Seon-mu (채선무; 蔡先茂), who lived sometime during mid-Goryeo Dynasty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jokbo.re.kr/book/index.html?fnkey=11521205&fn=1152&sn=%C0%FC%C3%BC&vcode=ES|script-title=ko:인천(仁川) 채(蔡)|trans-title=Incheon Chae|publisher=Jokbo Museum|location=Daejeon|accessdate=5 June 2016}}</ref> *Other or unreported ''bon-gwan'': 7,422 people and 2,311 households<ref name="Census2000"/>
===Second-most common (菜)=== {{linktext|菜}} (나물 채 ''namul chae'') is the second-most common of the three Chae surnames.<ref name="Census2000"/> The 2000 Census found 3,516 people and 1,067 households with this surname, divided among two reported ''bon-gwan'':<ref name="Census2000"/> *Yeongyang, North Gyeongsang (today in South Korea): 1,816 people and 576 households<ref name="Census2000"/> *Jinju, South Gyeongsang: 1,627 people and 483 households<ref name="Census2000"/> *Other or unreported ''bon-gwan'': 73 people and eight households<ref name="Census2000"/>
===Least common (采)=== {{linktext|采}} (풍채 채 ''pungchae chae'', 캘 채 ''kael chae'') is the least common of the three Chae surnames.<ref name="Census2000"/> The 2000 Census found 1,666 people and 566 households with this surname, with one reported ''bon-gwan'':<ref name="Census2000"/> *Yeosan: 1,637 people and 562 households<ref name="Census2000"/> *Other or unreported ''bon-gwan'': 29 people and two households<ref name="Census2000"/>
===People=== People with these family names include: * John Minkyu Chae (born 1981), Korean American oral and maxillofacial surgeon * Chae Bo-hun (born 1992), South Korean singer-songwriter * Chae Byong-duk (1916–1950), South Korean army general * Chei Byung-yong (born 1982), South Korean baseball player * Chan-Byoung Chae (born 1976), South Korean computer scientist, electrical engineer, academic * Esther K. Chae (born 1971), Korean American actress * Chae Eui-jin (born 1973), South Korean voice actress * Chae Eun-hee (born 1982), South Korean marathon runner * Chae Eun-seong (born 1990), South Korean baseball player * Chae Gwang-jin (also known as Piglet, born 1994), South Korean ''League of Legends'' coach * Chae Gwang-seok (born 1962), South Korean gymnast * Chae Ho-ki (born 1957), South Korean poet * Chae Hong-nak (born 1961), South Korean long-distance runner * Chae Hyeon-il (born 1970), South Korean politician * Chae Hyun-woo (born 2004), South Korean footballer * Chae Hyung-won (born 1994), South Korean singer, member of boy band Monsta X * Ch'ae Chegong (1720–1799), Joseon scholar, writer, politician * Chae Ji-hoon (born 1974), South Korean short track speed skater * Ji Young Chae (born 1993), South Korean ballet dancer * Chae Jong-hyeop (born 1993), South Korean actor * Junseok Chae (?–2020), South Korean engineer and academic administrator * Chae Keun-bae (born 1970), South Korean sport shooter * Chae Kyung-yee (born 1980), South Korean former tennis player * Chae Man-sik (1902–1950), Korean novelist * Chae Myung-shin (1926–2013), South Korean army general * Nelson Chai (born 1965), American investment banker * Chae Sang-byung (born 1979), South Korean baseball coach and former player * Chae Sang-woo (born 1999), South Korean actor * Chae Seon-ah (born 1992), South Korean volleyball player * Chae Shi-ra (born 1968), South Korean actress * Chae Song-hak (born 1955), North Korean politician * Chea Song-joo (born 1998), South Korean figure skater * Chae Song-oh (born 1989), South Korean fencer * Chae Su-chan (born 1955), South Korean academic and politician * Chae Sung-bae (born 1968), South Korean heavyweight boxer * Chae Won-bin (born 2001), South Korean actress * Chae Yoo-jung (born 1995), South Korean badminton player ====Stage name==== * Chae Jung-an (born Jang Jung-an, 1977), South Korean actress and singer * Chae Min-seo (born Jo Soo-jin, 1981), South Korean actress * Chae Ri-na (born Park Hyun-joo, 1978), South Korean singer * Chae Seo-jin (born Kim Ko-woon, 1994), South Korean actress * Chae Soo-bin (born Bae Soo-bin, 1994), South Korean actress
==See also== *List of Korean family names
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Korean-language surnames