census in the year 2000 found that there were 644,294 Hwangs with over 68 Bon-gwan family clans, making it the 16th most common last name in the country....

Korean clans are groups of people that share the same paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a bongwan (Korean: 본관; lit. place of...

family names. The more common name means 'water' (水; 물 수). The surviving bon-gwan (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the...

sharing the same family name and bon-gwan (Gu clan of Neungseong), Gu is not an immediate relative of singer and actor Gu Bon-seung or the Koo chaebol family...

seventeen reported bon-gwan (clan hometowns, not necessarily the actual residence of clan members), as well as eighty-six people whose bon-gwan was not stated:...

2,494 people with this family name, and 762 households. The surviving bon-gwan (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the...

Hanja: 花山 李氏; Vietnamese: Gia tộc Lý Hoa Sơn) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Kumchon County, North Hwanghae Province. As of 2000[update], there...

Gyeongju Choi clan (Korean: 경주 최씨; Hanja: 慶州 崔氏) is a Korean clan, with a bon-gwan located in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. According to a census from...

surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of different family clans (bon-gwan) use it. The clan system in Korea is unique from the surname systems of...

Gangneung Kim clan (Korean: 강릉 김씨; Hanja: 江陵 李氏) is a Korean clan, with the bon-gwan (ancestral seat) based in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The...