Ko (Korean surname)
| Ko | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | Go, Koh, Goh |
| Meaning | high |
| Region of origin | Korean peninsula |
| Language(s) of origin | Korean |
| Related names | Gao, Cao |
| Ko | |
| Hangul | 고 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 髙 高 |
| Revised Romanization | Go |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko |
See also: Gao (surname)
Ko (髙|高), 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. Liaoyang (遼陽) based Go (高) family is The Royal of Goguryeo, Northern Yan ruler Gao Yun (高雲), Tang Dynasty general Gao Xianzhi (高仙芝) has Goguryeo origin.
Hometown
- Jeju Island Go (髙|高)
- Hoengseong Go (髙|高)
- The Korean Peninsula
People with the name
- Go Hui-dong
- Goh Kun, South Korean politician
- Howard Kyongju Koh
- Harold Hongju Koh
- Ko Im-pyo, South Korean film editor
- Go Ara, South Korean actress
- Go Hyun-jung, South Korean actress
- Go Ah-sung, South Korean actress
- Ko Un, South Korean poet
- Ko Joo-yeon, South Korean actress
- Lydia Ko (born 1997), South Korea-born New Zealand golfer
- Ko So-young, South Korean actress
- Go Soo, South Korean actor
- Ko Sung-kuk, South Korean political scientist
- Go Younha, South Korean singer
- Ko Sung-hyun, South Korean badminton player
- One L. Goh, suspect in the 2012 Oikos University shooting
- Go Woori, member of Korean girl group Rainbow
- Go Eun-bi, former member of South Korean girl group, Ladies' Code
- Go Seohyun, former member of CLC , former Cube Entertainment trainee
See also
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