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Kang
Hangul강
Hanja姜 or 康
Revised RomanizationGang
McCune–ReischauerKang

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. While the name "Kang" can actually represent 5 different hanja, or Chinese characters, the great majority (more than 1 million) bear the surname 姜. The Chinese surname Jiāng also shares the same 姜 character.

Clans

The Royal Seal of the Jinju Kang (姜) Family in the Kingdom of Goguryeo

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) (진주 강씨; 晉州 姜氏) is said to be descended from Goguryeo commander Kang I-sik. The Geumcheon Kang clan (ko) (금천 강씨; 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) (곡산 강씨; 谷山 康氏) and Jaeryeong (재령 강씨; 載寧 康氏).

Notable individuals

Historic

Modern

See also

References

  1. ^ "Korean Family Names". KOSIS. 2000. Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2013-10-22.; "행정구역(시도)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" (in Korean). KOSIS. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

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