Chang (Korean name)

Infobox Korean name
title=Jang
hangul=장
hanja=linktext|lim=, |莊|章|張|蔣
rr=Jang
mr=Chang

Chang or Jang is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were more than 940,000 people in South Korea by this surname, more than 2% of the population. The great majority write their surname with the Chinese character 張, which also represents the Chinese surname "Zhang." However, some Changs use the characters 莊, 章, or 蔣.

Notable Changs

*Jang Bogo, military leader of late Silla
*Jang Yeong-sil, prominent scientist and astronomer during the Joseon Dynasty
*Jang Dae-Il (b. 1975), a South Korean footballer
*Jang Dong-gun (b. 1972), a South Korean actor and musician
*Jang Geun Suk, a South Korean actor and musician
*Jang Jae Ho, a South Korean professional gamer
*Jang Jeong (b. 1980), a South Korean golfer
*Jang Ju-won, a South Korean jade carver
*Jang Jun-hwan (b. 1970), a South Korean film director
*Jang Jin Yeong, a South Korean actress
*Chang, Jung Koo (장정구; born 1963 in Busan): South Korean world boxing champion. (nickname: The Korean Hawk)
*Jang Hyuk, a South Korean actor
*Jang Hyung-Seok (b. 1972), a South Korean footballer
*Jang Keum-song, niece of Kim Jong-il
*Jang Myun, second prime minister of South Korea
*Leonard Chang: Korean-American writer of short stories and novels
*Jang Nara (b. 1981), a South Korean actress
*Jang Ok-Jung (1659-1701), a Joseon-era queen and mother of Gyeongjong of Joseon
*Sarah Chang (b. 1980), a Korean-American violinist
*Jang Seung-eop, a Joseon-era painter also known as Owon
*Jang Seong-hoon, a psychedelic musician known as Jang Lennon
*Jang So-Yun (b. 1974), a South Korean volleyball player
*Jang Sun-woo (b. 1952), a South Korean film director
*Jang Woo Hyuk (b. 1978), a South Korean musician
*Chang Young-Won (b. 1948), a South Korean Material Scientist
*Jang Yong-ho (b. 1976), a South Korean archer
*Jang Yoon Jung, South Korean trot singer
*Young-Hae Chang (장영해): Korean web artist

ee also

*Korean name
*Zhang (surname)
*List of Korean family names