Yu (Korean name)
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| Yu (Ryu) | |
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| Hangul: |
유 also 류
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| Hanja: | |
| Revised Romanization: | Yu also Ryu |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Yu also Ryu |
Ryu or Yu, also often spelled Yoo, is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were about 1.04 million people by this name living in South Korea, making up roughly 2% of that country's population.
The surname "Yu" can represent any of four hanja: 柳, 劉, 兪, and 庾. Of these the most common is 柳, with more than 600,000 holders in South Korea, whereas 兪 accounts for about 0.4 percent of the population at best. Only the characters 柳 and 劉 are commonly pronounced ryu (류).
Notable clans include the Munhwa Ryu and the Pungsan Yu.
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[edit] Notable individuals
[edit] Historic
- Yu Deuk-gong
- Yu Seong-ryong
- Yu Gwan-sun
- Yu Giljun of the Gigye Yu clan originally from Pohang[1]
[edit] Modern
- Yoo Chae Young, b. 1977, South Korean actress and singer.
- John Yoo is a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall), and is best known for his work from 2001 to 2003 in the United States Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel.
- Jung-Suk Ryu, a young Korean-Canadian politician
- Yoo Sang-Chul
- Yoo Yong-sung
- Ryu Shikun, professional Go player.
- Ryu Shi-won, actor and singer
