Hwangbo is an uncommon family name in Korea. As of 2000, there were just 9,148 people by this name in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The Hwangbo surname has two

clans A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

, the

Yeongcheon Hwangbo clan Yeongcheon Hwangbo clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Yeongcheon Hwangbo clan’s member was 10001. Hwangbo clan in Korea began wh ...

and the

Hwangju Hwangbo clan The Hwangju Hwangbo clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwangju, North Hwanghae Province. Hwangbo clan is originally was Huangfu (Chinese surname) and brought by Hwangbo Gyeong (황보경) from Tang dynasty to Silla dynas ...

. The name Hwangbo originated from the Chinese surname

Huangfu Huángfŭ (皇甫), alternatively pronounced Huangpu, is a Chinese compound surname. It's also called as ''Hwangbo'' (황보) in Korea and ''Hoàng Phủ'' in Vietnam. Origins In the early Zhou Dynasty, Huangfu is the name of Military Office of Z ...

List of famous Hwangbos

Hwangbo Je-gong Hwangbo Je-gong () of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (황주 황보씨) was a nobleman in the Early Kingdom of Goryeo periods. He was the father of Queen Sinjeong and become the fourth father in-law of Taejo of Goryeo also the maternal grandfather of ...

(황보제공), father of Queen Sinjeong and one of Three Major Grand Masters (태위 삼중대광, 太尉三重大匡). * Queen Sinjeong (신정왕후 황보씨),

Taejo of Goryeo Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943), also known as Taejo Wang Geon (; ), was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Taejo ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three ...

's 4th Queen Consort *

Queen Daemok Queen Daemok of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan () or known as Queen Taemok () was a Goryeo princess as the only daughter of Taejo of Goryeo, King Taejo and Queen Sinjeong (Goryeo), Queen Sinjeong, also the full younger sister of Daejong of Goryeo, King ...

(대목왕후 황보씨),

Gwangjong of Goryeo Gwangjong of Goryeo (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth king of Goryeo. Biography Birth and early life Gwangjong was born in 925 as Wang So, fourth son of King Taejo, who had founded Goryeo in 918. His mother was Queen S ...

's Queen Consort *

Hwangbo In Hwangbo In (1387–10 November 1453) was a Joseon Dynasty politician who was Chief State Councillor from 1450 to 1453 during the era of King Munjong and King Danjong. As the King Danjong was 12 years old when the latter succeeded as King, Hwa ...

(황보인), Prime Minister of Joseon from 1450 to 1453 *

Hwangbo Kwan Hwangbo Kwan ( ko, 황보관; born March 1, 1965) is a South Korean football manager and former player. In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, he recorded a 114 km/h shot on goal against Spain. Club career *1988–1995 Yukong Elephants *199 ...

(황보관; 皇甫官), a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

(b. 1965) *

Hwangbo Seung-hee Hwangbo Seung-hee (Korean: 황보승희, born 5 August 1976) is a South Korean politician serving as the Youth Chief of the People Power Party (PPP) since 2020. She is also the Member of the National Assembly for Central-Yeongdo since 2020. Pr ...

(황보승희) (b. 5 August 1976), South Korean politician, Youth Chief of the People Power Party. * Hwangbo Hyejeong (황보혜정), a singer (b. 1980)

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List of living names, with clan profiles

2000 South Korean census results data by surname and clan

{{korea-stub Korean-language surnames of Chinese origin

List of famous Hwangbos

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