Kang Surname

Surname Overview

The surname Kang is pronounced kàng, ranks 478th in the Hundred Family Surnames, and has multiple origins.

Reference: 《百家姓》第478姓：亢，亢姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君

Origins

Seven Origins

The seven recorded origins are Qi’s Kangfu settlement, descendants of the Wei official San Kang, Yan’s Dukang area, descendants of Weizi Qi, a change from the Zuo surname, sinicization among Manchu people, and a change from the Kang surname family of Yiyang, Henan.

Reference: 《百家姓》第478姓：亢，亢姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The Fengsu Tong records that Kang arose from the Kang surname by removing the ren radical. The Xingyuan records the Tang examination graduate Kang Chao as a native of Jingzhao, and also records the Astronomical Official Kang Zhenzhen.

Reference: 《百家姓》第478姓：亢，亢姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Halls

The prominent commanderies associated with the Kang surname are Wuwei and Taiyuan. Its recorded hall names are Wuwei Hall and Taiyuan Hall, both established from their commandery affiliations.

Reference: 《百家姓》第478姓：亢，亢姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君

Migration and Distribution

Distribution

Kang clanspeople are recorded in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Gansu, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Guizhou, and other areas.

Reference: 《百家姓》第478姓：亢，亢姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君

Notable People

Historical Figures

Kang Cangzi was one of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods and authored the Kang Cangzi. Kang Qing lived around the transition from the Yuan to the Ming, was originally from Zhangshen in Yiyang, Henan, and was a top examination graduate and provincial governor.

Reference: 《百家姓》第478姓：亢，亢姓来源、分布地域与名人介绍 | 速查君