Kwak (surname)
Appearance
Kwak | |
Hangul | 곽 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gwak |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwak |
IPA | /kwak/ |
Kwak (
Korean surname
.
Overview
The family name Kwak is written with a
bon-gwan (seat of a clan lineage
, for example the residence of an ancestor from whom the clan claims descent):
- Korean peninsula from Song dynasty China during the reign of Injong of Goryeo (r. 1122–1146).[2] See Hyeonpung Gwak clan.
- Cheongju: 18,218 people and 5,601 households.[1] They claim descent from Gwak Sang (곽상; 郭祥), who served in the civil post of sijung under Heongang of Silla (r. 875–886).[3]
- Seonsan: 5,603 people and 1,743 households[1]
- Gyeongju: 5,086 people and 1,641 households[1]
- 22 bon-gwan each with fewer than 3,000 people: 17,942 people and 5,772 households[1]
- Other or unknown: 190 people and 13 households[1]
In a study by the
South Korean passports, it was found that 75.4% of people with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Kwak in their passports, while 14.4% spelled it in Revised Romanization as Gwak, and 5% spelled it Kwag. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 5.2%) included Kwack, Gak, Guak, Kwack, Gwag, Kag, Kawk, Koag, Koak, Kweak, and Kwug.[4]
Other spellings include Kwalk, Kowalk.
Notably, Kwak sounds similar and is spelled similar to Kwok (郭)in Cantonese.
Notable people
Athletes
- Gwak Hyeon-chae (born 1947), South Korean basketball player
- Riki Choshu (born Kwak Gwang-ung, 1951), Japanese professional wrestler of Korean descent
- Gwak Kyung-keun (born 1972), South Korean football forward
- Kwak Ok-chol (born 1973), North Korean judo athlete
- Gwak Mi-hee (born 1974), South Korean cross-country mountain biker and ski mountaineer
- Kwak Hee-ju (born 1981), South Korean football defender
- Kwak Tae-hwi (born 1981), South Korean football centre-back
- Kwak Dong-hyuk (born 1983), South Korean volleyball player
- Kwak Hyok-ju (born 1984), North Korean boxer
- Kwak Jung-hye (born 1986), South Korean sport shooter
- Kwak Chul-ho (born 1986), South Korean football forward
- Kwak Kwang-seon (born 1986), South Korean football defender
- Kwak Chang-hee (born 1987), South Korean football striker
- Kwak Seung-suk (born 1988), South Korean volleyball player
- Kwak Yoon-gy (born 1989), South Korean short track speed skater
- Kwak Hae-seong (born 1991), South Korean football full-back
- Gwak Dong-han (born 1992), South Korean judo athlete
- Kwak Ye-ji (born 1992), South Korean archer
- Kwak Min-jeong (born 1994), South Korean figure skater
- Gwak Been (born 1999), South Korean baseball pitcher
- Kwak Dae-sung, South Korean judo athlete
Film directors
- Kwak Ji-kyoon (1954–2010), South Korean film director
- Kwak Jae-yong (born 1959), South Korean film director
- Kwak Kyung-taek (born 1966), South Korean film director
- Kwak Sin-ae (born 1968), South Korean film producer
Entertainers
- Aaron Kwak (born 1993), American singer, former member of boy band NU'EST
- Kwak Do-won (born 1974), South Korean actor
- Kwak Dong-yeon (born 1997), South Korean actor and singer
- Kwak Hee-sung (born 1990), South Korean actor
- Shin Hyun-been (born Kwak Hyun-been, 1986), South Korean actress
- Kwak Hyun-hwa (born 1981), South Korean actress, comedian and singer
- Kwak Ji-min (born 1985), South Korean actress
- Kwak Jin-eon (born 1991), South Korean singer-songwriter
- Kwak Jung-wook (born 1990), South Korean actor
- Kwak Si-yang (born 1987), South Korean actor
- Kwak Soon-ok (1932–2023), Chinese-born South Korean singer
- Kwak Sun-young (born 1983), South Korean actress
- Ji Sung (born Kwak Tae-geun, 1977), South Korean actor
Other
- Gwak Jae-u (1552–1617), general under Seonjo of Joseon
- Chung Hwan Kwak (born 1936), Unification Church leader
- Kwak Pom-gi (born 1939), North Korean government official
- Kwak Jae-gu (born 1954), South Korean poet
- Kwak Yi-kyong (born 1979), South Korean LGBT rights activist
- Kwak Jaesik (born 1982), South Korean novelist
- Kwak Jun-hyeok, South Korean associate professor of political science at Korea University
- Kwak Kyung-sup, South Korean professor of electrical engineering at Inha University
- Gwak Bo-seong (known as Bdd), South Korean professional League of Legendsplayer
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "현풍 곽씨" [Hyeonpung Gwak clan]. JoongAng Ilbo. 8 May 1982. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "청주곽씨(淸州郭氏)" [Cheongju Gwak clan]. Saemangeum Ilbo. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 58. Retrieved 22 October 2015.