Huangfu

Huángfŭ (皇甫), alternatively pronounced Huangpu,[1] is a Chinese compound surname.

For the Korean surname, see Hwangbo (Korean surname).

Not to be confused with Huang (surname).

Origins

In the early Zhou Dynasty, Huangfu is the name of Military Office of Zhou Dynasty period, the officer's descendants appended his name to their own to commemorate him, and thus the surname was born. In the middle Zhou Dynasty, some noble of Zheng (state) became Officer of Zhou Dynasty Government. Thus, Post Huangfu (皇甫) family founded in from descendant of Wu Ji (武子) of Zheng (state). Some Huangfu (皇甫) family founded in Song (state) in Zhou Dynasty at period.

List of persons with the surname

• Huangfu Mi (215–282), scholar and physician
• Huangfu Song (?–195), military general
• Hwangbo Hyejeong, South Korean singer and rapper
• Hwangbo Kwan, Former South Korean footballer and former manager of FC Seoul

References

1. 复姓皇甫(pu)念皇甫(fu)？

See also

• Hwangbo (Korean name)