초계 정씨(草溪 鄭氏) — A clan whose ancestral seat is Chogye in South Gyeongsang Province, said to have continued through several branches.
A clan whose ancestral seat is Chogye in South Gyeongsang Province, said to have continued through several branches. In the 2015 Census the 초계 정씨 clan numbered about 104,155 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 정, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 초계) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Naegeupsa-gong-pa, Cheonhojang-gong-pa, Daejehak-gong-pa, Baksa-gong-pa, Daesaseong-gong-pa
The Naegeupsa-gong branch is the line of Jeong Yeong (鄭榮), eldest son of Jeong Bok-gong (鄭復公), a grandson of the founder Jeong Bae-geol; Jeong Yeong served as a palace attendant (jeonjung naegeupsa). It is the senior line of the Chogye Jeong clan.
It divided into the Namyang (main heir line), Chungju, Gaeseong, Damyang, Sangnyeong, Anseong Singok, Suan Goksan, Gwangju Hangang and Haenam lines, and further sub-branches such as the Jibui-gong line arose under the Chungju line.
The Cheonhojang-gong branch is the line of Jeong Haeng-bu (鄭幸夫), second son of Jeong Bok-gong, of the fourth generation of the Chogye Jeong clan.
Its sub-branches include the Hohui-gong, Jeonseo-gong and Mungan-gong lines. The Hohui-gong line is said to descend from Jeong Yo (posthumous title Hohui), who fought Japanese pirates as magistrate of Hwaryeong in late Goryeo and rose to governor of Hanseong under Joseon. Descendants are spread across Icheon, Chuncheon and Suwon in the capital region and across the Honam region.
The Daejehak-gong branch is the line of Jeong Yun-gi (鄭允耆), only son of Jeong Bok-gyeong (鄭復卿), a grandson of the founder Jeong Bae-geol. Jeong Bok-gyeong, son of Jeong Mun, passed the civil examination and served as a section chief in the ministries of revenue and rites and as acting deputy director of the Armaments Directorate.
Its sub-branches include the Gyeongsan, Chogye-Jinju and Gwandong lines. The Chogye Jeong settlers of Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, trace themselves to Jeong Yeon (鄭珚), who served as an academician of the Security Council under King Gongmin and was enfeoffed as Lord Palcheon; he is honored at Dongsan Seodang in Gyeongsan.
The Baksa-gong branch is the line of Jeong Seung (鄭丞), of the seventh generation, a descendant of Jeong Bok-yu (鄭復儒), grandson of the founder Jeong Bae-geol; Jeong Seung served as an erudite of the National Academy (gukja baksa).
Its sub-branches include the Jinjeong (senior), Jangyang-gong, Sangsi-gong and Yongin lines, and descendants live in Hapcheon, Sancheong and Haman in South Gyeongsang.
The Daesaseong-gong branch is the line of Jeong Tae-hwa (鄭太華), of the sixth generation, a descendant of Jeong Bok-yu. His descendants formed clan villages around Samga County in Gyeongsang Province (the southern part of present-day Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang).
Its sub-branches are the Seojeong-gong and Hyojeong-gong lines; the latter is said to descend from Jeong Ok-ryang (posthumous title Hyojeong), magistrate of Hayang, renowned as an incorruptible official and a filial son. The Hyojeong-gong clan association maintains the Hyojeonggak memorial hall at Pyeonggu-ri, Ssangbaek-myeon, Hapcheon (a provincial cultural heritage).
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
정현백(former Minister of Gender Equality and Family), 정용후(former Chief of Staff of the Air Force)
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The 초계 정씨 clan association can be found in the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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