Last name origins & meanings:
- Korean (Ch’a): there is only one Chinese character for
the Ch’a surname, and the Y{ou}nan Ch’a clan is the only clan. Their
founding ancestor was Ch’a Hyoj{ou}n, son of Yu Ch’a-tal (10th century
ad). Ch’a is a fairly common surname throughout the Korean
peninsula, but most of the clan’s members live in Ky{ou}ngsang
province, Hwanghae province, or P’y{ou}ngan province.
- Chinese:
variant of Zha.
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