Kang | |
Hangul | 강 |
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Revised Romanization | Gang |
McCune–Reischauer | 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).
Shin,also spelled Sin,or Sheen,is a Korean surname,a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 34 hanja with the reading "shin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Park,also spelled as Pak or Bak is the third-most common surname in Korea,traditionally traced back to 1st century King Hyeokgeose Park and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants. Park or Bak is usually assumed to come from the Korean noun Bak (박),meaning "gourd". As of the South Korean census of 2015,there were 4,192,074 people with the name in South Korea,or roughly 8.4% of the population.
Yu or Yoo,or sometimes Ryu or Ryoo,is the English transcription of several Korean surnames written as 유or 류in hangul. As of 2000,roughly a million people are surnamed Yoo in South Korea,making up approximately 2% of the population. Of those,the most common is Ryu,with more than six hundred thousand holders,whereas Yoo accounts for about one hundred thousand.
Hwang or Whang is a Korean family name. Today,Hwangs comprise approximately 1.4% of the Korean population. The South Korean census in the year 2000 found that there were 644,294 Hwangs with over 68 Bon-gwan family clans,making it the 16th most common last name in the country. Also,it is estimated that there are over 29,410,000 individuals whose last names are the variations of Huang,including the Korean Hwang and the Vietnamese Hoang around the world. The Chinese character,or Hanja,for Hwang indicates "yellow" or “Huang Kingdom”.
Seo is a Korean surname and Japanese surname.
Ko,also variously romanized Go,Goh,or Koh,is a common Korean surname.
Jung is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정",also often spelled Jeong,Chung,Joung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015,there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. 鄭 (2,151,879),丁 (243,803) and 程 (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include:政 (139),桯 (41),定 (29),正 (22) and 情 (5).
Gao is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin that can be literally translated as "high" or "tall". There are approximately 17 million living people with this surname. Some places,such as Taiwan,usually romanise this family name into "Kao". In Hong Kong,it is romanized to "Ko". In Macau,it is romanized to "Kou". In English,it is romanized to "Kauh". In 2019 it was the 19th most common surname in Mainland China. The Korean surname,"Ko" or "Koh",is derived from and written with the same Chinese character (高).
Han is the typical romanized spelling of the Korean family name. Other alternate spellings for 한include Hahn and Haan. In hanja,it translates to "King”,“Kingdom”,“country" and/or “Korean people”. Han is the oldest name in Korea.
You're Beautiful is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Jang Keun-suk,Park Shin-hye,Jung Yong-hwa of CNBLUE,and Lee Hong-gi of F.T. Island. The series follows fictional musician band,A.N.JELL,and how the relationship between its members changes when a girl posing as her twin brother joins the band. It aired on SBS from October 7 to November 26,2009,for 16 episodes.
Kang Jeongildang,was a Korean poet.
Kang Ho-gyeong was the first and oldest ancestor of Taejo who established Goryeo dynasty. His name can be found in Korean historical literature such as Goryeosa and Pyeonnyeon-Tong-Rok. He is the founder of the Sinchon Kang Clan. While he is known to be the clan's founder,some regard the clan's semi-founder to be Kang Ji-yeon,the descendant of Kang Ho-gyeong,to be more of the clan's official progenitor.
Kang Yun-sŏng was a Korean civil official of Goryeo dynasty. He was the father of Queen Sindeok who was the second wife of King Taejo of Joseon or known as Yi Sŏng-gye.
Kang Chin-ŭi,posthumously honoured as Queen Jeonghwa of the Sinchon Kang clan,was the second daughter of Gang Bo-yuk who would become the great-grandmother of Wang Kŏn,founder of the Goryeo dynasty. As a figure from the Later Silla period,she is the first one from among the ancestors of King Taejo to be accurately reported by the remaining records.
Sinchon Kang clan is a Korean clan from Sinchon County,Hwanghae Province. According to a census held in 2015,the clan has 52,945 members and in a census held in 2000,the clan had 13,909 families.
The Gimhae Kim clan is a Korean clan,descended from Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy,and his descendant,Kim Yu-sin is renowned for leading the Silla armies to unify the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
The Jeonju Yi clan is a Korean clan with the surname Yi. Their Bon-gwan is in Jeonju,North Jeolla Province. The clan includes the former House of Yi which ruled the Joseon dynasty and the Korean Empire.
Crown Princess Minhoe of the Geumcheon Kang clan,also known as Crown Princess Consort Sohyeon,was the wife of Crown Prince Sohyeon,the son of King Injo of Joseon and Queen Inyeol of the Cheongju Han clan.
Lady Sinjuwon of the Sincheon Gang clan was the daughter of Gang Gi-ju who became the 23rd wife of Taejo of Goryeo.