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
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).
This page lists people with the
surnameKang. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
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
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).
This page lists people with the
surnameKang. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.