Pyeonghae Hwang clan

Pyeonghae Hwang clan (Korean: 평해 황씨; Hanja: 平海 黃氏) is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Pyeonghae-eup, Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research from 2015, the number of Pyeonghae Hwang clan members was 168,374. Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛), a minister in Han dynasty, began the Hwang clan in Korea. When Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛) was dispatched as an envoy in 28 B.C. during Emperor Guangwu of Han's reign, he was cast ashore on his way to Vietnam and was naturalized in Silla. As a result, Hwang On in, a descendant of Hwang Rak (hanja: 黄洛), became a Pyeonghae Hwang clan's founder.[1][2]

Pyeonghae Hwang clan
Country	Korea
Current region	Uljin County
Founder	Hwang On in

Notable clan members

• Hwang Kyung-seon
• Hwang Pyong-so
• Sang-Min Whang
• Hwang Sun-hong
• Hwang Young-cho

See also

• Korean clan names of foreign origin

References

1. Academy of Korean Studies 평해황씨 平海黃氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
2. JIN Guanglin (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p18

External links

• Doosan Encyclopedia 외래귀화성씨 外來歸化姓氏. Doosan Encyclopedia.