남양 홍씨(南陽 洪氏) — The Danghong line, which takes the Goryeo founding merit subject Hong Eun-yeol as its 1st-generation ancestor; said to be the representative line of the Hong surname.
The Danghong line, which takes the Goryeo founding merit subject Hong Eun-yeol as its 1st-generation ancestor; said to be the representative line of the Hong surname. In the 2015 Census the 남양 홍씨 clan numbered about 379,708 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 홍, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 남양) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Over the generations the 남양 홍씨 clan divided into several branches (pa). Confirm which branch your family belongs to through your jokbo or clan association. See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
홍은열(founder of the Danghong line of the Namyang Hong clan), 홍범도, 홍영식
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남양 홍씨 figures recognized as independence patriots (National Independence Hall / Gonghun public data). Tap a name for the citation.
남양 홍씨 figures listed by the Presidential Committee or the Dictionary of Pro-Japanese Collaborators (Minjok Munje Institute).
The Namyang Hong clan (南陽 洪氏), with its ancestral seat in Namyang, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, divides into the Danghong line (唐洪系), said to have come from Tang China, and the Tohong line (土洪系), said to be originally native. The great majority of today's Namyang Hong clan is the Danghong line, which takes the Goryeo founding merit subject Hong Eun-yeol (洪殷悅) as its mid-founder.
The Namyang Hong clan is a distinguished house that produced many civil officials during the Joseon period, producing several Daejehak and State Councillors. Scholars such as the Silhak thinker Damheon Hong Dae-yong also came from this house.
The 남양 홍씨 clan association can be found in the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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