Kang | |
Hangul | 강 |
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Hanja | 姜;康 |
RR | Gang |
MR | Kang |
Kang is a Korean family name. All together,the holders of this name number are 1,176,847 in South Korea,according to the 2015 national census,ranking 6th largest Korean family name. [1] While the name "Kang" can actually represent 5 different hanja,or Chinese characters,the great majority (more than 1 million) bear the surname 姜. [1] The Chinese surname Jiāng also shares the same 姜character.
Clans whose surname uses the Hanja character 姜include the clans of Jinju and Geumcheon seat. The majority belong to the Jinju Kang clan (ko) (진주강씨;晉州姜氏) is said to be descended from Goguryeo commander Kang I-sik. The Geumcheon Kang clan (ko) (금천강씨;衿川姜氏) is descended from an ancestor whose ancestral seat was Geumcheon,now part of Seoul.
Clans whose surname uses the Hanja character 康include Sincheon (ko) and Yeonggang (ko). The Sincheon Kang clan is further subdivided into Goksan (ko) (곡산강씨;谷山康氏) and Jaeryeong (재령강씨;載寧康氏).