Bon-gwan
In the traditional Korean clan system, which remains as the basis of the family registry system inHistory
The Korean Hwang surname originates from a China, Chinese Han Dynasty's diplomatic ambassador to Vietnam, named Hwang Rak (황락,黃洛). Hwang Rak is recorded in AD 28 as having become lost at sea during a voyage from China to Vietnam, and instead having arrived in Korea during the Silla Dynasty. Hwang Rak arrived at a place in Korea called Pyeong-Hae (평해,平海), located in the Eastern province of GyeongSang-BukDo, as currently known in South Korea. Upon settling in Pyeong-Hae, Hwang Rak naturalized as a Silla citizen and became the first progenitor of the last name Hwang (황) in Korea. His grave is located at GulMi-Bong (봉, 峰, peak), 423-8 BunJi, Wolsong-Ri, PyeongHae-Eub, WolJin-Kun, KyeongSang-BukDo, Republic of Korea, but only the altar of the grave remains as a marker. Before his death, Hwang-Rak had three sons named Gab-Go (갑고,甲古), Eul-Go (을고,乙古), and Byung-Go (丙古), from eldest to youngest. Gab-Go, the oldest son, is recorded as having remained in Pyeong-Hae, continuing the main Pyeong-Hae family clan. The second son, Eul-Go, is said to have left home Westwards and eventually settled in Jang-Su, becoming the first progenitor of the Jang-Su Hwang family clan. The third and youngest son, Byung-Go, is said to have settled in Chang-Won, becoming the first progenitor of the Chang-Won Hwang family clan. These migrations of the two sons have resulted in the three majorNotable clans
* Changwon Hwang clan - 252,814 members. * Jangsu Hwang clan - 146,575 members. * Pyeonghae Hwang clan - 137,150 members. * Hoideok Hwang clan - 7,393 members. * Sangju Hwang clan - 7,031 members. * Deoksan Hwang clan - 3,364 members. * Jaeahn Hwang clan - 2,752 members. * Hangjoo Hwang clan - 402 members. All figures are from the 2000 South Korean census. To this day, the three primary branches of the Hwang family are the Chang-Won (창원황씨,昌原黃氏), Jang-Su (장수황씨,張水黃氏), and Pyeonghae (평해황씨,平海黃氏) clans, with the largest member counts of the 55 Hwang clans.Notable people
* Hwang Bo-reum-byeol — South Korean actress and model * Hwang Chan-sung — South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band 2PM * Hwang Chi-yeul — South Korean singer * Hwang Dae-heon — South Korean short track speed skater * David Henry Hwang — American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor * Dennis Hwang – American-born South Korean graphic artist * Hwang Dong-hyuk – South Korean director, screenwriter and producer * SinB (singer), Hwang Eun-bi (stage name SinB) — South Korean singer, former member of girl group GFriend * Harold Y. Hwang — American physicist * Hwang Hee-chan — South Korean football player * Hwang Hui — 14th-century royal prime minister (영의정, 領議政) during the rule of Taejong and Sejong the Great of the Joseon Dynasty * Hwang In-youp — South Korean actor, model and singer * Hwang Jae-hun (footballer, born 1990), Hwang Jae-hun – South Korean football player * Hwang Jang-lee — Japanese-born Korean martial artist and film actor * Hwang Jang-yop — former North Korean politician and North Korean defector to South Korea * Hwang Jini — legendary gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty * Hwang Jin-Woo – South Korean auto racing driver * Hwang Jung-eum — South Korean actress and singer * Hwang Jung-eun — South Korean writer and podcaster * Hwang Jung-Oh — South Korean judoka * Jun-Muk Hwang — South Korean mathematician * Hwang Jun-seok — South Korean engineer * Hwang Kwang Hee — South Korean singer * Hwang Kyo-ahn — South Korean politician and prosecutor, 40th Prime Minister of South Korea * Lexy (singer), Hwang Hyo-sook (stage name Lexy) — South Korean singer * Hwang Min-hyun — South Korean singer, member of boy band NU'EST and a former member of boy band Wanna One * Serra Miyeun Hwang — Korean-American composer * Hwang Seung-eon — South Korean actress, model and singer * Hwang Sok-yong — South Korean author * Hwang Sun-hong — South Korean football player * Hwang Sun-hee — South Korean actress * Hwang Sun-won — South Korean author and defining figure of modern Korean literature * Tiffany Hwang — Korean-American singer-songwriter, member of girl group Girls' Generation * Tim (singer), Hwang Young-min (known as Tim) – Korean-American singer * Hwang Ui-jo — South Korean football player * Hwang Woo-Suk — discredited South Korean biomedical scientist * Hwang Young-Cho — South Korean athlete * Hwang Yu-mi — South Korean badminton playerFictional characters
* Hwang Seong-gyeong — a recurring video game character who first appeared in ''Soul Edge''See also
* List of Korean family names * Korean name * Korean culture * Korean languageReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hwang (Korean Name) Korean-language surnames