Namgung
Surname list
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Clans
In Korea, there is only one Namgung Bon-gwan clan, which is Hamyeol.[1]
Hamyeol Namgung clan claims ancestry from Nangong Kuo, a key adviser in King Wen of Zhou's court. According to them, Namgung Su, a descendant of Nangong Kuo, came alongside Kija to Korea and helped him found Kija Joseon.[2]
In South Korea, statistics from 2000 indicate the Hamyeol Namgung clan has 18,703 members.[3]
Notable people
People with this surname include:
- Namgung Woncheng (南宮元淸), Goryeo general that is noted to be the ancestor of the Hamyeol Namgung clan[1]
- Namgung Shin (南宮信), Goryeo military officer
- Namkoong Won (1934–2024), stage name of South Korean actor Hong Gyeong-il
- Namkung Do (born 1982), South Korean football player
- Namkung Joon (born 1920), South Korean arachnologist
- Namkoong Min (born 1978), South Korean actor
- Namkung Woong (born 1984), South Korean football player
Fictional
- Namgoong Minsu, a character in the movie Snowpiercer portrayed by Song Kang-ho
- Namgoong Hyeonja (남궁 현자), fictional architect in the film Parasite, by Bong Joon-ho
