# Kang (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kang/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Korean.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Korean |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 32,221 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,084 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,582 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (23,565 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 강(姜) (Gang), Mandarin 康 (Kāng) or Hokkien 江 (Kang).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kang in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kang in the United States.

## People named Kang

- Sung Kang, American actor
- Tim Kang, American actor
- Angela Kang, American television writer (born 1976)
- Danielle Kang, American professional golfer
- Eyvind Kang, American musician

## Similar surnames

King, Kong, Kuang, Küng, Kaneko, Khang, Kanagy, Knox, Koenig, Kinsey, Kunz, Kuhns.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.