Seo (surname)
Seo, sometimes romanized Suh or So, is a royal Korean family name. The Seo Clan in Silla was founded by Kim Alcheon. The descendants of this royal bloodline are part of a lineage that was once renowned for its imperial success during the early 9th century. Since its beginning, the clan was held in high regard for its economic and military finesse, which played a vital role in reuniting the political factions that caused civil unrest in the Middle Joseon Dynasty. The clan has since been consulted on numerous military and economic affairs until the assassination of Empress Myeongseong in 1895. Japan, noticing the proliferation of the clan in the senior ranks of King's counsel, started targeting members of the clan for assassination immediately following Empress Myeongseong's death. Despite their number being greatly reduced, the Seo surname has grown in number since the end of the Joseon Dynasty in 1897. Through unrestricted intermarriage, Seo is now the 11th most common surname in Korea and is held in esteem in economic and military circles.
List notable people named Seo, Suh or So
- Seo Bongsoo, professional Go player
- Seo Jang Geum, only female Royal Physician in Korean history
- Seo Do-young, actor
- Seo Dong-Myung, football goalkeeper
- Seo Hee Kyung, golfer
- Seo Ho-Jin, speed skater
- Seo Hyo Rim, actress
- Seo Hyuk-Su, football player
- Seo In Young, singer
- Seo Jae-pil, first naturalized Korean-American
- Seo, Jae Weong, baseball pitcher
- Seo Ji-seok, actor
- Seo Ji Young, singer
- Seo Joo-hyun (Seohyun), member of girl group, Girls' Generation
- Seo Jung-kwon,birth name of rapper Tiger JK.
- Seo Jung-Won, football player and coach
- Seo Mi-Jung, fencer
- Seo Min-jeong, actress
- Seo Moon Tak, singer
- Seo Yoon-hee, badminton player
- Anna Wallis Suh, Methodist missionary, American expatriate, North Korean propagandist
- Do-Ho Suh, sculptor
- Eun-Suh Park, antagonist in the Korean remake of the Japanese film Ringu
- Suh Bok Sub, hapkido co-founder
- Suh Chong Kang, first president of the American Tae Kwon Do Association
- Suh In-Hyuk, martial artist, creator of Kuk Sool Won
- Suh Jang Geum, the lone female Royal Physician in Korea's history
- Suh Jiyoung, singer
- Suh Nam Pyo, president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Ndamukong Suh, professional American football player
- Suh Sang-Chul, economist, educator and administrator
- Suh Yun-bok, marathoner
- Suh Yongsun, artist
- Sung-In Suh, boxer
- Susie Suh, Korean-American musician
- So Ji-sub, actor
See also