Mo (Korean surname)

Mo
Hangul
모
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMo
McCune–ReischauerMo

Mo (모) is an uncommon Korean surname. It originated from either of two hanja (牟 or 毛), which are also used respectively to write the Chinese surnames Móu or Máo. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 19,834 people and 6,110 households with these surnames.[3] The surname is spelled Mo in all standard methods of romanizing the Korean language. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, all the applicants spelled this surname as Mo.[4] The alternative spelling Moh is occasionally seen.

  1. ^ 모[牟] (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-26. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ 모[毛] (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-26. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 64. Retrieved 28 February 2018.