Data Download (excel version, geopackage version)
Data explanation in Yang et al. (2026) below
Please cite following when you use the data:
Yang, Hyunjoo, Hassan Bin Halim, Izzat & Kim, Jeongeun. (2026) "Measuring Historical Settlement and Agricultural Structure from Topographic Maps: An Object Detection Approach for South Korea, 1918 and 1970.", Journal of Korean Economic History
Data source: Surnames of Korea (朝鮮の姓) published by the Japanese colonial government in 1930 (朝鮮總督府)
Surnames of Korea was compiled as a supplementary survey to the National Census of 1930.
Digitized by Hyunjoo Yang
Data Download (excel version)
Please cite following when you use the data:
Yang, Hyunjoo. (2019) "Family clans and public goods: Evidence from the New Village Beautification Project in South Korea.", Journal of Development Economics
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