Kang (Korean surname)
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.
| Kang | |
| Hangul | 강 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang |
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
- Kang I-sik, Lord General and Military Official of the Kingdom of Goguryeo.
- Kang Kam-ch'an, Lord General and Military Official of Goryeo dynasty.
- Kang Cho (died 1010), general who served under Emperor Mokjong and Emperor Hyeonjong of Goryeo
- Gang Hong-rip, a military official of the Choson Dynasty.
- Gang Hui-an (1417?-1464), a prominent and painter of the early Choson period
- Gang Se-hwang (1713–1791), a mayor of Hansung (now the capital city of Seoul), high government official and the Royal Representative Artist and Calligrapher in the mid-Choson dynasty.
Modern
- Kang Boo-ja, South Korean actress
- Kang Byul, South Korean actress
- C.S. Eliot Kang, American diplomat and member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service
- Kang Chan-hee, South Korean singer, member of boy group SF9
- Kang Chang-hee, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
- Kang Chang-gi, South Korean football midfielder
- Gaho (born Kang Dae-ho), South Korean singer, songwriter and producer
- Kang Daesung, South Korean singer, member of boy group Big Bang
- Kang Daniel, South Korean singer, former member of boy group Wanna One
- Dawon Kahng, Korean-American scientist, inventor of MOSFET
- Baekho (born Kang Dong-ho), South Korean singer, former member of boy group NU'EST
- Kang Dong-suk, South Korean violinist
- Kang Dong-suk, South Korean yachtsman
- Gang Dong-won, South Korean actor
- Emil Kang, Korean-American arts leader and Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts
- Kang Full (born Kang Do-young), South Korean webtoon artist
- Gang Gyeong-hyo, South Korean modern pentathlete
- Kang Han-na, South Korean actress
- Kang Ha-neul, South Korean actor
- Gary (born Kang Hee-gun), South Korean rapper, former member of hip hop duo Leessang
- Kang Ho-dong, South Korean entertainer
- Kang Hye-jung, South Korean actress
- Kang Hye-mi, South Korean volleyball player
- Kang Hye-won, South Korean singer, former member of girl group Iz*One
- Kino (born Kang Hyung-gu), South Korean singer, member of boy group Pentagon
- Kang Ji-hwan, South Korean actor
- Soyou (born Kang Ji-Hyun), South Korean singer, member of girl group Sistar
- Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer, member of girl group Kara
- Jung-ho Kang, baseball player
- Katherine Anna Kang, American video game designer and producer, machinima and documentary film maker
- Kang Kyung-ho, South Korean mixed martial artist
- Kang Kyung-wha, 38th Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea
- Kang Min, South Korean StarCraft player
- Kang Mi-na, South Korean singer, former member of girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan
- Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean drummer and actor, member of rock band CNBLUE
- Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean badminton player
- Kang Min-kyung, South Korean singer, member of pop duo Davichi
- Kang Nung-su, North Korean literary critic and politician
- Kang Ryang-uk, North Korean politician and a North Korean Protestant Minister and Chairman of the Christian Federation of Korea, deputy prime minister of North Korea and secretary of the Supreme People's Assembly
- Kang Seul-gi, South Korean singer, member of girl group Red Velvet
- Kang Seung-yoon, South Korean singer, member of boy group Winner
- Kang So-ra, South Korean actress
- Sung Kang (born Kang Sung-ho), Korean-American actor
- Kang Sung-hoon, South Korean singer, member of boy group Sechs Kies
- Kang We-Suck, South Korean civil rights activist
- Kang Ye-seo, South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Kep1er
- Kang Ye-won, South Korean actress
- Kang Yong-sop, chairman of the Korean Christian Federation and vice-president of the Korean Council of Religionists
- Young K (born Kang Young-hyun), South Korean singer, member of rock band Day6
- Kang Young-joong, chairman of Daekyo Group
- Kang Yu-chan, South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group A.C.E
See also
References
- "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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