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 |
"Ko (surname)" redirects here. For the Chinese surname romanized to Ko in Hong Kong, see 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.
Go or Goh
- Go Ah-sung, South Korean actress
- Go Ara, South Korean actress
- Go Doo-shim, South Korean actress
- Go Eun-bi, former member of the South Korean girl group Ladies' Code
- Go Hui-dong
- Go Hyun-jung, South Korean actress
- Go Joo-won, South Korean actor
- Goh Kun, South Korean politician
- One L. Goh, suspect in the 2012 Oikos University shooting
- Go Soo, South Korean actor
- Go Seohyun, former member of CLC
- Go Woori, member of the South Korean girl group Rainbow
- Go Younha, South Korean singer
Ko or Koh
- Harold Hongju Koh (born 1954), American lawyer and law professor
- Howard Koh (born 1952), former United States Assistant Secretary for Health
- Ko Im-pyo (born 1962), South Korean film editor
- Lydia Ko (born 1997), South Korea-born New Zealand golfer
- Ko Moo-yeol (born 1990), South Korean footballer
- Ko So-young, South Korean actress
- Ko Sung-hyun, South Korean badminton player
- Ko Sung-kuk, South Korean political scientist
- Ko Un, South Korean poet
- Ko Joo-yeon, South Korean actress
See also
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