Kang (Korean surname)

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Template:Infobox Korean name/auto 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

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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) (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) is said to be descended from Goguryeo commander Kang I-sik. The Geumcheon Kang clan (ko) (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) 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) (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) and Jaeryeong (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler).

Notable individuals

Historic

  • Kang I-sik, Goguryeo commander
  • Kang Kam-ch'an (948–1031), Goryeo government official and military commander
  • Kang Cho (964–1011), Goryeo official
  • Gang Hong-rip (1560–1627), Joseon military official
  • Kang Hŭian (c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1417-1464), Joseon scholar and painter
  • Gang Se-hwang (1713–1791), Joseon government official
  • Kang Yun-sŏng (1302–1358), Goryeo civil official

Modern

See also

References

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External links

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