Hwangbo (Korean surname)

Hwangbo (Korean: 황보) is an uncommon family name in Korea. As of 2000, there were just 9,148 people by this name in South Korea.^[1][2][3] The Hwangbo surname has two clans, the Yeongcheon Hwangbo clan and the Hwangju Hwangbo clan. The name Hwangbo originated from the Chinese surname Huangfu.

Hwangbo
Hangul	황보
Hanja	皇甫
Revised Romanization	Hwangbo
McCune–Reischauer	Hwangbo

Notable people with the surname

• Hwangbo Je-gong, nobleman in the Early Kingdom of Goryeo
• Queen Sinjeong (Goryeo) (fl. 981–983), queen consort
• Queen Daemok (925–?), queen consort
• Hwangbo In (1387–1453), Joseon dynasty politician
• Hwangbo Kwan (born 1965), South Korean footballer
• Hwangbo Seung-hee (born 1976), South Korean politician
• Hwangbo (born Hwangbo Hyejeong, 1980), South Korean singer

See also

• Korean name
• List of Korean family names
• Huangfu (Chinese surname)