Chung (Korean surname)
| Jung(Jeong) | |
| Hangul | 정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭, 丁, 程 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng |
Chung (Chŏng) is an English rendition of "정", also often spelled Jeong, Jung, Joung, Chong, Tseung, Cheong or Choung, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 2,230,611 people by this name in South Korea, or roughly 5% of the population.
Approx. 50% of the Korean people bear the family name Kim, Lee, Park or Choi
Kim, Gim
Lee, Yi, Rhee
Park, Pak
Choi
Jung, Jeong, Chung, Cheong
List of prominent people with the name "Chung"
- Augustine Chong or Jeong Yak-jong, 19th-century Roman Catholic Korean martyr
- Paul Chong or Jeong Ha-sang, 19th-century Roman Catholic Korean saint
- Cheong Chi-yong, a Korean poet
- Chong Tae-Hyon, a South Korean baseball player and Olympic gold medalist
- Chung Dong-young, politician
- Chung Dong-ha, a member and vocalist of the Korean rock band Boohwal
- Chung Doo-un, a South Korean politician
- Chung Jae Young (commonly known as "J"), singer
- Chung Jin-Song, 8th-degree TaeKwonDo grandmaster living in New Jersey
- Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai Group, including the Hyundai and Kia automobile brands
- Chung Mong-hun, son of Hyundai founder
- Chung Kyung-Ho, a South Korean football player
- Chung Won-shik, a South Korean politician
- Jung Yunho, a South Korean singer, leader of the boy band TVXQ
- Jamie Chung, an American actress
- Chung Kyung-wha, one of the greatest violinists of the 20th and 21st centuries
- Chung Myung-wha, cellist and university professor
- Chung Myung-whun, classical conductor and concert pianist
- Jeong Cheol, poet
- Jeong Dojeon, aristocrat
- Jeong Do-sang author
- Jeong Seung-hwa, South Korean general
- Jeong Inji, author of the colophon of the Hunmin Jeong-eum Haerye
- Jeong Jin Woon, a member of South Korean ballad group 2AM
- Jae-Heon Jeong, a South Korean voice actor
- Jeong Ji-hoon (commonly known as Rain), a South Korean entertainer
- Ken Jeong, an American comedian, actor, and physician
- Jeong Mong-ju, writer
- Jeong Keun-Woo, a South Korean baseball player and Olympic gold medalist
- Jung Ryeo-won, a Korean singer and movie star
- Jeong Seon (painter)
- Jeong Yak-yong, philosopher of the Silhak orientation
- Jong Hyun-Wook, a South Korean baseball player
- Chong Tese or Jong Tae-Se, Korean soccer player
- Jung Da Bin, a Korean actress who committed suicide in 2007
- Jung Jae-sung, a South Korean badminton player
- Jung Jin-Sun, South Korean male épéeist
- Jung Seung-hye, South Korean film producer
- Jung Pil-kyo, stage name Shin Hye-sung, lead vocalist of boy band Shinhwa
- Jung Yong-hwa, member of Korean boy band C.N.Blue
- Jessica Jung, an American singer & actress, ex-member of Girls' Generation
- Krystal Jung, an American singer & actress, member of f(x) and Jessica Jung's younger sister
- Nicole Jung, an American singer, a member of Kara
- Jung So-min, a South Korean actress (Bad Guy, Playful Kiss)
- Jung Byung Hee, a member and vocalist of the Korean boy band MBLAQ
- Jung Ji-yong, an early to mid 20th Century Korean poet
- Jung Hana, (known by her stage name Zinger), a member of a South Korean girl group, Secret.
- Jung Heechul, member of South Korean boy band ZE:A
- Jung Il-woo, a South Korean actor and model
- Jung Eun-ji, a member of South Korean girl group A Pink
- Jung Jinyoung, a member of South Korean boy band B1A4
- Jung Daehyun, a member of a South Korean boy band, B.A.P.
- Jung Minjoo (commonly known as JOO), a South Korean singer, older sister of Jung Ilhoon
- Jung Ilhoon, a South Korean rapper, member of BtoB, younger brother of JOO
- Jung Hoseok (J-Hope), a member of South Korea boy band Bangtan Boys
- Jung Taekwoon (Leo), member of South Korean boy band, VIXX
- Jong Chol-min (born 1988), North Korean footballer
- Jong Chun-mi (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter
- Jong Hyun-wook (born 1978), South Korean baseball pitcher
- Jong Il-gwan (born 1992), North Korean footballer
- Jong Myong-chol (born 1978), North Korean long-distance runner
- Jong Ok-jin (born 1945), North Korean volleyball player
- Jong Song-ok (born 1974), North Korean long-distance runner
- Jong Su-hyok (born 1987), North Korean footballer
- Jong Tae-se (born 1984), North Korean footballer
- Jong Thae-yang, North Korean diplomat
- Jong Yong Hyok (born 1988), North Korean pair skater
- Jong Yong-ok (born 1981), North Korean long-distance runner
- Roy Chung, one of six American servicemen who defected to North Korea
- Aaron Chung, one of the six soccer players that played for SFS but failed miserably