Namgung

Namgung[1] is an East Asian surname that sees varying levels of use in China, Japan, and Korea.

Namgung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese南宮
Simplified Chinese南宫
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetNam Cung
Hán-Nôm南宮
Korean name
Hangul남궁
Hanja南宮
Japanese name
Kanji南宮
Hiraganaなんぐう
なんきゅう

Regardless of country, Namgung is considered to be an uncommon surname, as only a small number of people have the surname.

Mainland China

In Mainland China, the surname Nangong appears in the Song dynasty book Hundred Family Surnames. According to a statistical analysis released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2014, Nangong is estimated to be the surname for 13,000 people in China in 2010.[2]

Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, Namgung is a surname that is often associated with the "Mailbox of Madame Namgung" (南宮夫人信箱), a Dear Abby-style advice column in the 1950s and 1960s that often dispenses tips and advises related to Human sexuality.[3]

Japan

In Japan, the surname Nanguu is estimated to be the surname of about 200 people, with half of them concentrated in the Hyōgo Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, and Tokyo.[4]

Korea

In Korea, there are historically 6 Namgung Bon-gwan clans, including Hamyeol, Puyun, Nampyong, Ryongan, Uiryeong, and Chasan.[5]

Ancient Korean literatures have noted that the ancestors of the Hamyeol Namgung clan hail from Nangong Kuo, a key adviser in King Wen of Zhou's court.[5]

In South Korea, statistics from 2000 indicate the Hamyeol Namgung clan has 18,703 members.[6]

Notable people

People with this surname include:

Mainland China

Hong Kong/Taiwan
  • Naamgung Bok (南宮博), novelist.[8]

Korea
  • Namgung Woncheng (南宮元淸), Goryeo general that is noted to be the ancestor of the Hamyeol Namgung clan.[5]
  • Namgung Shin (南宮信), Goryeo military officer.
  • Namkoong Won (born 1934), stage name of South Korean actor Hong Gyeong-il.
  • Namkung Do (born 1982), South Korean football player.
  • Namkoong Min (born 1978), South Korean actor.
  • Namkung Woong (born 1984), South Korean football player.

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References
  1. Name transliterated from Korean. Check the infobox in this article for different transliterated spelling of the name
  2. Wu, Jie; Yang, Jianchun (2014). 张、王、李、赵谁最多——2010年人口普查姓氏结构和分布特点 (Zhang, Wang, Li, Zhao: Which one is the most popular -- 2010 Census' characteristics on surname structure and distribution). 中国统计 [Chinese Statistics] (in Chinese) (6). Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. 香港報紙 「信箱」大放異采 [The "mailboxes" of Hong Kong newspapers shine in their own ways]. am730 (in Chinese). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. 【南宮】姓の由来と語源 (Origin of the surname "Nanguu"). name-power.net (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. Hongmungwan. 增補文獻備考卷 (Chŭngbo munhŏn pigo kwŏn) (in Korean). 10-15. Retrieved 27 February 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. 家口 및 人口統計表 (Household and population census list) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. Zhang, Renyuan (2003). 中华姓氏故事 [Stories of Chinese Surnames]. Daxiang Publishers. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. Cai, Zaomin (2014). 南宮搏著作研究 [A research into Naamgung Bok's literary works] (in Chinese). Wanjuanlou Books Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-957-739-858-1. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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