Seo (surname)

Seo
Pronunciation/sʌ/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the hanja used.
Other names
Alternative spellingSuh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su
Seo
Hangul
Hanja
, , , , , and others
Revised RomanizationSeo
McCune–Reischauer
IPA[sʌ]
Seo
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
Language(s)Japonic
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related namesSeno

Seo is a Korean surname and Japanese surname.

As a Korean surname, Seo is the most frequent romanization, but it may also be romanized as Suh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su, and Suhr. The surname most commonly represents the hanja . Seo can also be used as a single-syllable Korean given name or an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] The given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 53 hanja with the reading "seo"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The Chinese surname also uses the same character.

As a Japanese surname, Seo is pronounced in two syllables ("se-o") and most frequently written as and is shared by 23,000+ individuals in Japan.[3][4] Historically, the Seo clan (瀬尾) was also one of the cadet branches of the Hata clan, an immigrant clan from the kingdom of Silla. The second most common Seo is written as and is shared by 21,000+ individuals in Japan.[5] The remaining variants are used by less than 2,000 individuals each and are generally used by related families.

  1. ^ List of Korean given names
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "서"
  3. ^ "【名字】瀬尾". myoji-yurai.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "読み方「せお」の検索結果". myoji-yurai.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "【名字】妹尾". myoji-yurai.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.