Korean Surnames
황
黃
How it's spelled in English
- Hwang(official)
Usual hanja
黃 — yellow
Well-known clans (bongwan)
장수 황씨 · 창원 황씨
A bongwan is the ancestral home of a clan — two Kims from different bongwan are different families.
Population
- 황(黃) 697,171 people, 1.4% of the population
Statistics Korea, 2015 Population and Housing Census
About it
Hwang Hui, a famous Joseon prime minister, was a Hwang of Jangsu.