Jang (Korean surname)

Jang, Chang and (less often) Zang are romanizations of the common Korean surname 장, previously several separate surnames derived from the Chinese surnames Zhang (Hanja 張), Zhang (章), Zhuang (莊) and Jiang (蔣). As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 1,021,107 people by this name in South Korea or 2.05% of the population.[1] The Korean family name "장" is mostly derived from 張 (992,721), which is also the third-most-common surname in China.

Jang
Hangul	장
Hanja	張, 章, 莊, 蔣
Revised Romanization	Jang
McCune–Reischauer	Chang

Romanization

In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 84.5% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Jang in their passports. Another 14.9% spelled it as Chang, and 0.2% as Zhang. Rare alternative spellings included Jahng and Jean.[2]

Distribution

During the 2000 South Korean Census, there were close to 920,000 people in South Korea– 2.1% of the general population–with this surname, most written with the hanja 張.[3]

Jang is a relatively common surname in the United States and was listed 5,531st overall during the 2000 US Census.[4] Zang was much less common and ranked 14,627th.[4]

Chang is a common surname in the United States and was listed 424th overall[4] and 11th among Asian and Pacific Islanders in 2000.[5] However, the vast majority of these were Chinese Americans going by the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese surname.[6]

List of persons with the surname

Jang Jang Bogo or Gungbok, military leader of late Silla Jang Dae-Il (b. 1975), South Korean soccer player Jang Dong-gun (b. 1972), South Korean actor and musician Jang Dong-yoon (b. 1992), South Korean actor Jang Keun-suk (b. 1987), South Korean actor, singer, model, film director and DJ Jang Yeon-kyo/Joo Ho-sung (b. 1950), South Korean actor, father of Jang Sung-won and Jang Na-ra Jang Na-ra (b. 1981), South Korean actress and singer,daughter of Jang Yeon-kyo,younger sister of Jang Sung-won Jang Sung-won (b. 1976), South Korean Actor, son of Jang Yeon-kyo,older brother of Jang Na-ra Jang Seung-jo, South Korean actor. Jang Gyuri, member of fromis_9 Jang Hee-ryung (b. 1993), South Korean actress and model Jang Hyuk-jin (b. 1993), South Korean singer and dancer, member of the South Korean group 100% Jang Hyuk, formerly Jeong Yong-joon, South Korean actor Jang Hyung-Seok (b. 1972), South Korean soccer player Jang Hyun-seung (b. 1989), singer and former member of B2ST, now known as Highlight Jang Seungyeon, (b. 1996) member of CLC Jang Yeeun, (b. 1998) member of CLC Jang Ja-yeon (1982–2009), South Korean actress Jang Jae Ho, South Korean gamer Jang Jeong (b. 1980), South Korean golfer Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress Jang Joon-hwan (b. 1970), South Korean film director Jang Ju-won, South Korean jade carver Chae Jung-an South Korean actress (Jang Jung-an) Jang Ki-yong (born 1992), South Korean model and actor Jang Kum-song (1977–2006), niece of Kim Jong-il who committed suicide in Paris rather than return to North Korea Jang Kyung-ho, singer & member of South Korean boy group TOO Jang Mi-kwan, South Korean model and actor Jang Min-hyeok, South Korean voice actor Jang Nok-su, one of Yeonsangun of Joseon's concubines Jang Su-jeong (born 1995), South Korean tennis player Jang Sun-woo (b. 1952), a South Korean film director Jang Hui-bin (1659–1701), a Joseon-era concubine, mother of Gyeongjong of Joseon Owon or Jang Seung-eop, a Joseon-era painter Jang Sung-taek, father of Jang Kum-song, North Korean politician and four-star general Jang Won-young, winner of reality show Produce 48 and member of South Korean girl group Iz*One Jang Woo Hyuk (b. 1978), South Korean musician and singer from H.O.T. Jang Woo-young, singer & member of 2PM Jang Seo-hee (b. 1972), South Korean actress Jang Shin-young, actress Jang Dong-woo, singer and main rapper of Infinite (band) Jang Su-won (b. 1980), South Korean actor and singer from Sechs Kies Jang Yeong-sil, prominent Joseon-era scientist and astronomer Jang Yong-Ho (b. 1976), South Korean archer Jang Yun-jeong, South Korean trot singer Jang Joon Seon, guitarist of the indie duo Raspberry Field Chang Señor Ben Chang, character in the TV series Community Andy Min Chang (b. 1988), Korean-American musician and artist Ha-Joon Chang (b. 1963), economist specialising in development economics Hasok Chang (b. 1967), historian and philosopher of science John Myun Chang, second prime minister of South Korea Jung Koo Chang (b. 1963), South Korean world boxing champion Kiha Chang (b. 1982), leader of South Korean band Kiha & the Faces Chang Koehan, a rehabilitated criminal on the Korean Tae Kwon Do team in the video game series King of Fighters Leonard Chang, Korean-American writer Sarah Chang (born 1980), Korean-American violinist Chang Kiha, a singer-songwriter, actor and radio host Chang So-Yun (b. 1974), South Korean volleyball player Chang Ung, president of the International Taekwon-Do Federation Wayne Chang (born 1983), American entrepreneur and computer programmer Young-Hae Chang, Korean web artist

See also

Korean name List of common Korean surnames

Zhang (surname) Chang (surname)

References

1. "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
2. 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 60. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
3. "행정구역(시도)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" (in Korean). KOSIS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
4. US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
5. United States Census Bureau. "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000". 27 Sept 2011. Accessed 29 Mar 2012.
6. Lauderdale, Diane S. & al. "Asian American ethnic identification by surname Archived 2013-01-02 at the Wayback Machine". Population Research & Policy Review 19: 283–300. Klewer Academic Publishers, 2000.