Over 50% of the Korean people bear the family name Kim, Lee, Park, Choi, or Jung
Kim, Gim
Lee, Yi, Rhee
Park, Pak
Choi
Jung, Jeong, Joung, Chung, Cheong
Jung is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정", also often spelled Jeong, Chung, JoungorJong. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population.[1] The Korean family name『정』is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. 鄭 (2,151,879), 丁 (243,803) and 程 (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include: 政 (139), 桯 (41), 定 (29), 正 (22) and 情 (5).
In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on a sample of year 2007 applications for South Korean passports, it was found that 48.6% of people with this surname chose to have it spelled in Latin letters as Jung in their passports. The Revised Romanization transcription Jeong was at second place with 37.0%, while Chung came in third at 9.2%. It was the only one out of the top five surnames (the others being Kim, Park, Lee, and Choi) for which the Revised Romanization spelling was used by more than a few percent of applicants.[2]
Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 5.2%) included, in order of decreasing frequency, Joung, Cheong, Chong, Jeoung, Jeung, Choung, Jong, Cheung, Juong, Jeng, Chyung, Jaung, Jueng, and Zheng.[2] The spelling Jong, rare in South Korea, is official in North Korea's modified version of the McCune–Reischauer transcription system.
The Korean family name Jung can be written with any of three homophonous hanja. Each of those three are broken down into a number of clans, identified by their bon-gwan (clan hometown, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members), which indicate different lineages.
鄭 (나라 정 nara jeong) is the most common of the three Jung names. According to Samguksagi, this character was given to Jibaekho (지백호) who was the chief of one chiefdom among six chiefdoms as surname by the King Yuri in early Silla era. Historically, 鄭 was officially written as Tyeng (뎡) In the 2015 South Korean census, 2,010,117 people (4.16%) and 626,265 households had this family name. These people identified with 136 different bon-gwan (not including those listed as "other" or "unreported" in the census).[1] Some examples of these clans are Dongnae, Gyeongju, Jinju, Yeonil, Hadong, Naju, Chogye, Cheongju and Haeju.
丁 (고무래 정 gomurae jeong; 장정 정 jangjeong jeong) is the second-most common of the three Jung names. In the 2015 census, 187,975 people (0.47%) and 58,431 households had this family name. These people identified with 23 different bon-gwan, including:[1]
Aphae (押海): 3,335 people and 1,079 households.[1] They claim descent from Jeong Deok-seong (정덕성; 丁德盛; Pinyin: Dīng Déshèng), who was born in a village called Dingying (丁營) in Dengzhou, China and came to the Korean peninsula during the reign of Munjong of Goryeo. Later on, some Jeong clans branched off from them, and became more numerous.[3]
Other or unreported: 13,834 people and 4,131 households.[1]
程 (한도 정 hando jeong; 길 정 gil jeong) is the least-common of the three Jeong names. In the 2015 census, 32,519 people and 10,220 households had this family name. These people identified with 15 different bon-gwan, including:[1]
The following is a list of notable people of the past with the Korean family name Jung. People should only be included in this list if they have their own Wikipedia articles or if they are discussed in a non-trivial fashion in Wikipedia articles on notable groups or events with which they are associated.
Chŏng Chung-bu (1106–1179), Goryeo Dynasty soldier and military dictator
Chŏng Mong-ju (1337–1392), Goryeo Dynasty minister and writer
The following is a list of notable people in recent history with the Korean family name Jung or any of its variants. Individuals are grouped by area of notability and then ordered by year of birth. Names are presented in the form they are given on the respective articles, which may have the family name first or last, or which may be a stage name or pen name. For the selection rules, see the previous section.
Chung Mong-gyu (born 1961), South Korean businessman and chairman of HDC Group, nephew of Chung Ju-yung
Chung Yong-jin (born 1968), South Korean businessman, vice-chairman and former CEO of Shinsegae
Chung Eui-sun (born 1970), South Korean businessman and chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, son of Chung Mong-koo
Soo Chung, Jin-Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung, co-owners of a Washington, D.C. dry-cleaning company, defendants in the so-called "$54 million pants lawsuit" (Pearson v. Chung)
Joo (born Jung A-rin, 1990), South Korean singer-songwriter and musical actress
G.O. (born Jung Byung-hee, 1987), South Korean singer-songwriter and actor, member of boy band MBLAQ
Jung Chae-yeon (born 1997), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group DIA
Jung Chan-woo (born 1998), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band iKon
Clara Chung (born 1987), American singer-songwriter, producer and composer of Korean descent
Jung Dae-hyun (born 1993), South Korean singer and actor, former member of boy band B.A.P
Jung Dong-ha (born 1980), South Korean singer, musical actor, radio personality, vocal major professor, and former member of rock band Boohwal
Eunha (born Jung Eun-bi, 1997), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Viviz and former member of GFriend
Jung Eun-ji (born 1993), South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, radio DJ and voice actress, member of girl group Apink
Eunwoo (born Jung Eun-woo, 1998), South Korean singer, former member of girl groups Pristin and Hinapia
Jung Ha-na (born 1990), former South Korean singer and actress
Heyoon Jeong (born 1996), South Korean singer, dancer, rapper and choreographer, member of global pop group Now United
J-Hope (born Jung Ho-seok, 1994), South Korean rapper, dancer, singer-songwriter and record producer, member of boy band BTS
Seo Taiji (born Jeong Hyeon-cheol, 1972), South Korean singer-songwriter, musician and record producer, former member and frontman of boy band Seo Taiji and Boys
Jung Il-hoon (born 1994), South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor, former member of boy band BtoB
Jaehyun (born Jeong Jae-hyun, 1997), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band NCT
Jung Jae-hyung (born 1970), South Korean singer-songwriter, pianist and film composer
One (born Jung Jae-won, 1994), South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, actor
J (born Chung Jae-young, 1977), Korean-American singer
Jessica Jung (born 1989), Korean-American singer-songwriter, actress, author and businesswoman, former member of girl group Girls' Generation
Rain (born Jung Ji-hoon, 1982), South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, actor and record producer
Jeong Jin-woon (born 1991), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band 2AM
Jung Jin-young (born 1991), South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actor, former member of boy band B1A4
Simon Dominic (born Jung Ki-suck, 1984), South Korean rapper
Koo Chung, Korean-American Christian singer-songwriter
Krystal Jung (born 1994), Korean-American singer and actress, member of girl group f(x)
Nicole Jung (born 1991), South Korean-American singer and actress, former member of girl group Kara
Shin Hye-sung (born Jung Pil-kyo, 1979), South Korean singer-songwriter, member of boy band Shinhwa
Chung Chil-sung (1897–1958), Korean dancer, feminist and independence activist
Chung Il-kwon (1917–1994), South Korean politician, diplomat, and soldier, general in the Republic of Korea Army and 8th Prime Minister of South Korea (1964–1970)
Chung Eun-yong (1923–2014), South Korean policeman and activist
Chung Won-shik (1928-2020), South Korean politician, educator, soldier and author, 21st Prime Minister of South Korea (1991–1992)
^"압해정씨·나주정씨 등" [Aphae Jeong clan and Naju Jeong clan]. Segye Ilbo. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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