풍산 홍씨(豐山 洪氏) — Regarded as a line of the Hong clan renowned as a distinguished family of royal in-laws in late Joseon, including Lady Hyegyeong (Hyegyeonggung Hong).
Regarded as a line of the Hong clan renowned as a distinguished family of royal in-laws in late Joseon, including Lady Hyegyeong (Hyegyeonggung Hong). In the 2015 Census the 풍산 홍씨 clan numbered about 44,594 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 홍, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 풍산) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
Modang-gong-gye, Chuman-gong-pa, Jangnyeong-gong-pa, Pangwan-gong-pa, Namwon-gong-pa
The Modang-gong lineage is made up of the descendants of Modang (慕堂) Hong I-sang (洪履祥, 1549-1615), who revived the Pungsan Hong clan in mid-Joseon. He placed first in the regular civil service examination of 1579 and served as head of the National Academy and inspector-general.
All six of his sons passed the civil service examination, and from them came branches known as the Jigye-gong, Chuman-gong, Jangnyeong-gong, Pangwan-gong and Namwon-gong lines. By the sixth generation his descendants are said to have numbered some 140.
The Chuman-gong branch descends from Chuman (楸巒) Hong Yeong (洪霙), Hong I-sang's fourth son, and is the most numerous of the six sons' lines. Hong Yeong's son Hong Ju-won (洪柱元) married Princess Jeongmyeong, daughter of King Seonjo, and Hong Ju-won's son Hong Man-yong and great-grandson Hong Hyeon-bo both became minister of rites.
Hong Hyeon-bo's son Hong Bong-han (洪鳳漢) rose to chief state councillor, and his daughter was Lady Hyegyeong, consort of Crown Prince Sado; Hong Bong-han's brother Hong In-han became second state councillor. Hong Ju-won's nephew Hong Man-seon wrote the practical-learning manual Sallim gyeongje, and Hong Guk-yeong (洪國榮) of King Jeongjo's reign was Hong Ju-won's sixth-generation descendant.
The Jangnyeong-gong branch descends from Hong Jip, Hong I-sang's third son. In the early 1600s he moved with his younger brothers Hong Bak and Hong Tak to Chungju, North Chungcheong, becoming a first settler of the Pungsan Hong there.
The Pangwan-gong branch descends from Hong Bak (洪溥), Hong I-sang's fifth son, who served as a transport official (suun pangwan). He moved to Chungju in the early 1600s with his elder brother Hong Jip and younger brother Hong Tak.
The Namwon-gong branch descends from Hong Tak (洪濯), Hong I-sang's sixth son, who served as magistrate of Namwon. He too moved to Chungju with his elder brothers in the early 1600s, and his grandson Hong Ju-jin served as a remonstrance official (heonnap) in the Office of the Censor-General.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
Hong Bong-han, Hong Guk-yeong
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The 풍산 홍씨 clan association can be found in the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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