| Hwang | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 황 |
| Hanja | 黃 or 皇 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang |
Hwang, occasionally spelled Whang, and in few cases Whong is a common Korean family name. Hwang is the equivalent of the Chinese surname Huang. Hwangs make up roughly 1.5% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found 644,294 in that country. The Chinese character for Hwang used most commonly literally means "yellow","golden","brown; however, originally, the Chinese character for Hwang used to be "皇", which means "emperor". The latter character represents the origins of the surname. The character was later changed during the Joseon Dynasty after the ruling family, Yi or Lee, ordered the change due to their newly founded status as the monarch of the Korean peninsula.
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Clans
In the traditional Korean clan system, which is still the basis of family registry in South Korea, each clan is distinguished by its bon-gwan, the notional ancestral seat of the clan. Typically each clan claims a different person as its founder, although there are exceptions. The Korean Hwang clan can trace its name to Huang Jingxiu (黄景修 - 황경수) who fled to Korea after a failed petition to the Qin monarchy to mitigate hardships on the Qin citizens[1]. Considered the main progenitor of the Korean Hwang family, the 163 Hwang clans can trace its roots from his lineage to include three of the major Korean Hwang clans: the Jangsu (장수 - 張水) Clan, the Changwon (창원 - 昌原), and the Haeju (해주 - 海州) Clan.[2]
People with the surname
- Hwang Hui, 14th century royal prime minister (영의정, 領議政) during the rule of Taejong and Sejong the Great of the Joseon Dynasty.
- Dennis Hwang, Korean American graphic artist[3]
- Hwang Chansung - the member of a popular South Korean boy band 2PM
- Hwang Jang Lee - South Korean martial artist and film actor
- Hwang Jin-i, a legendary kisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty
- Hwang Jin-Woo, South Korean auto racing driver
- Hwang Jung-Oh - South Korean judoka
- Hwang Sae-Jun - South Korean Celeb
- Hwang Mi-ri, South Korean manhwa artist
- Sang Hwang, Korean American politician in Florida[4]
- Hwang Sun-Hong - South Korean football player[5]
- Hwang Sun-won, South Korean author and a defining figure of modern Korean literature
- Hwang Young-Cho, South Korean athlete
- Tim (singer) Timothy Hwang-Youngmin, aka Tim, a Korean American singer
- Tiffany Hwang a.k.a. Stephanie Hwang, Hwang Mi-Young a Korean American singer, the member of Girls' Generation
- Dr. Goldfield Hwang, Toronto health store owner & herbalist often seen on the reality program Kenny Vs Spenny
- Lexy (singer), a South Korean singer
- Hwang Yu-mi, badminton player
Fictional characters with the surname
- Hwang Seong-gyeong, a recurring video game character who first appeared in Soul Edge
See also
References
- ^ http://www.geocities.com/bx_huang/huang_genealogy_59-87.html
- ^ http://www.surname.info/hwang/hwang.html
- ^ Williams, David E (July 19, 2006). "Google's unknown artist has huge following". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/07/19/google.logo/index.html. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ Robinson, Andrea (30 October 1999). "Relations board gets new leader". http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5D3F4931A0D06&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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