Gāng / Kang
The source explicitly lists “冈 (岡)” as a currently rare surname. It also records it as a surname of the Goryeo people, so the discussion involves both Chinese-character surname records and a Goryeo surname tradition; a single Han Chinese origin should not be assumed.
The source presents two accounts: one says it derives from the Zi lineage and is seen in the Qianfu Lun; the other identifies it as a Goryeo surname originating from Yizhou and Wangjing. The page does not explain their relationship or verify the primary texts.
The page relays an account from the Xingzuan and Xingyuan saying that a descendant of Shicang was enfeoffed at Gangyi, identified there with present-day Huanggang in Hubei, after which the Gang surname arose. This is the page’s retelling of an ancient genealogy and enfeoffment account, not a verified conclusion from the primary texts.
The source records Gang Maosi as a bondservant of the Plain Blue Banner in the Qing period, hereditary resident of Yizhou, who submitted in the early Qing; his son Gang Yang'a served as a third-rank guard. The source provides no fuller genealogy or generation-name sequence.
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