Jang (Korean surname)

Jang
Hangul	[[wikt:jan |jan ]]
Hanja	張, 章, 莊, 蔣
Revised Romanization	Jang
McCune–Reischauer	Chang

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).

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.^[1]

Distribution

During the 2000 South Korean Census, there were more than 940,000 people in South Korea–more than 2% of the general population–with this surname, most written with the hanja 張.

Jang is a relatively common surname in the United States and was listed 5,531st overall during the 2000 US Census.^[2] Zang was much less common and ranked 14,627th.^[2]

Chang is a common surname in the United States and was listed 424th overall^[2] and 11th among Asian and Pacific Islanders in 2000.^[3] However, the vast majority of these were Chinese Americans going by the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese surname.^[4]

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 Keun-suk (b. 1987), South Korean actor, singer, model, and DJ Jang Hyuk, formerly Jeong Yong-joon, a South Korean actor Jang Hyung-Seok (b. 1972), a South Korean soccer player Jang Hyun-seung (b. 1989), singer and member of B2ST Jang Seungyeon, (b. 1996) member of CLC (band) Jang Yeeun, (b. 1998) youngest member of CLC (band) 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 Kum-song (1977–2006), niece of Kim Jong-il who committed suicide in Paris rather than return to North Korea Min-Hyeok Jang, South Korean voice actor Jang Na-ra (b. 1981), South Korean singer and actress Yeonsangun of Joseon or Jang Nok-su, one of Prince Yeonsan's concubines 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 Woo Hyuk (b. 1978), South Korean musician Jang Wooyoung, singer & member of 2PM Jang Seo-hee, actress Jang Shin-young, actress Jang Dongwoo, singer and main rapper of Infinite (band) Jang Yeong-sil, prominent Joseon-era scientist and astronomer Jang Yong-Ho (b. 1976), South Korean archer Jang Chu Sik (b. 1993), King- Stewart Hall Asia Room Top Bunk Jang Yun-jeong, South Korean trot singer Jang Joon Seon, guitarist of the indie duo Raspberry Field

as Chang Señor Ben Chang, character in the TV series Community Ha-Joon Chang (b. 1963), economist specialising in development economics 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. 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.
2. US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
3. United States Census Bureau. "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000". 27 Sept 2011. Accessed 29 Mar 2012.
4. Lauderdale, Diane S. & al. "Asian American ethnic identification by surname". Population Research & Policy Review 19: 283–300. Klewer Academic Publishers, 2000.