Ko (Korean name)

Ko (Korean name)

Infobox Korean name
hangul=고
hanja=linktext|高
rr=Go
mr=Ko

Ko, also variously romanized Go, Koh, or Goh, is a common Korean family name. As of the 2000 South Korean census, there were 435,000 Kohs in South Korea, accounting for just under 1% of the population.

This name first appears in history as the surname borne by the rulers of Goguryeo. Its progenitor is Go Jumong, founder and King of Goguryeo.

List of famous Kos

*Go Younha
*Howard Kyongju Koh
*Harold Hongju Koh
*Go Seonji
*Go Hui-dong
*Go Im-pyo, a South Korean film editor.
*Goh Kun, South Korean politician.
*Wan-Gyu Koh
*Go Ara
*David Ko
*Ko Hyun Jung

ee also

*List of Korean family names
*Korean name


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