OhorOis afamily nameinKorea.It is written using thehanjacharacters, ngô, ngũ, ngũ, ngô, and ngộ. According to the 2015 census in South Korea, there were 763,281 people carrying the O surname.[1]
| Oh | |
| Hangul | 오 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | Ngô ngũ ngũ ngô ngộ |
| Revised Romanization | O |
| McCune–Reischauer | O |
History
editThe earliest ancestor of the Korean Oh family is believed to be Oh Eung (Korean:오응;Hanja:Ngô ứng) fromSilla,the son of Oh Cheom known to be the Chinese royal descendant who migrated from China to Korea and married the daughter of Kim Jong-ji in Silla.[2]
16 clans have historically emerged under the family name Oh. The largest five clans, in order, areHaeju,Dongbok,Boseong,Hamyang,andGunwiOh clans. Out of these clans, the three largest clans were founded by the three brothers of Oh Hyeon-bo, Oh Hyeon-jwa, and Oh Hyun-pil, who each was given the governor position of Haeju, Dongbok, and Boseong counties as the rewards for defendingGoryeoagainst the attack by theKhitan people.[3]
Each of the five biggest clans traces its founder back to:
- Haeju Oh Clan:Oh Heyon-bo, the governor ofHaejuCounty during the era ofGoryeo[2]
- Dongbok Oh Clan:Oh Hyeon-jwa, the governor ofDongbokCounty during the era ofGoryeo[4]
- Boseong Oh Clan:Oh Hyun-pil, the governor ofBoseongCounty during the era ofGoryeo[5]
- Hamyang Oh Clan:Oh Gwang-hwi, the official during the era ofGoryeo[6]
- Gunwi Oh Clan:Oh Suk-gwi, the second son of Oh Hyeon-jwa who later became the governor ofGunwicounty during the era ofGoryeo[7]
In the modern era, theO(orOh)familyofNorth Koreais aNorth Koreanfamily whose members have been considered close to the rulingKim familyover several generations because ofO Jung-hup,who was a revolutionary fighter closely associated withKim Il-sung.They are regarded as being highly influential in the North Korean regime and second only to the Kim's.[8]
Global distribution
editMost Koreans in the US prefer the surname Oh rather than O as a single letter name can often be misunderstood as an abbreviation or misprinting.[9]
List of people with the surname
edit- Cédric O,French politician, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs
- Oh Dae-gyu,South Korean actor
- Oh Dae-hwan,South Korean actor
- Oh Dae-keun,South Korean field hockey player
- Oh Dal-su,South Korean actor
- David Oh,Korean American politician
- Delphine O,French politician, member of the National Assembly for Paris's 16th constituency
- Oh Eun-seok,South Korean sabre fencer
- Oh Eun-sun,South Korean mountaineer
- Oh Eun-young,South Korean TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Felicia Oh,American black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling competitor
- Oh Ha-young,South Korean actress and singer, member of girl groupApink
- Hee Oh,South Korean mathematician
- Oh Hee-joon,South Korean actor
- Oh Hyeon-gyu,South Korean footballer
- Oh Hyuk,South Korean singer, member of indie rock bandHyukoh
- Oh Hye-rin(stage name Raina), South Korean singer, member of girl groupAfter School
- Oh In-kyun,South Korean footballer
- Oh Jae-il,South Korean baseball player
- Oh Jae-moo,South Korean actor
- Oh Jae-suk,South Korean footballer
- Oh Jae-seong,South Korean volleyball player
- Oh Jae-won,South Korean baseball player
- Oh Jang-eun,South Korean footballer
- Oh Ji-eun,South Korean actress
- Oh Ji-ho,South Korean actor and model
- Oh Ji-hwan,South Korean baseball player
- Oh Ji-min(stage name J-Min), South Korean singer
- Oh Ji-young,South Korean professional golfer
- Oh Ji-young,South Korean professional volleyball player
- Oh Jin-hyek,South Korean archer
- O Jin-u(1917-1995), North Korean marshal andPolitburomember
- Oh Jong-hyuk,South Korean singer and actor
- Oh Joo-ho,South Korean footballer
- Oh Ju-hyun,South Korean football midfielder
- Oh Ju-won,South Korean baseball pitcher
- Oh Joo-yeon,South Korean voice actress
- Oh Joon,South Korean ambassador to the United Nations
- Junggeun Oh,South Korean artist
- O Jung-hup(1910–1939), North Korean military officer
- Oh Jung-se,South Korean actor
- Oh Man-seok,South Korean actor
- Oh Min-keun,South Korean former boxer
- Oh Min-suk,South Korean actor
- Oh Min-taek(stage name Elo), South Korean singer
- Sandra Oh,Canadian-American actress
- Oh Sang-uk,South Korean fencer
- Oh Sangwon,South Korean author
- Oh Se-hoon,South Korean politician
- Oh Se-hun,South Korean singer and actor, member of boy groupExo
- Oh Seong-dae,South Korean webtoon artist
- Oh Seung-ah,South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl groupRainbow
- Oh Seung-bum,South Korean football midfielder
- Oh Seung-hoon,South Korean footballer
- Oh Seung-hoon,South Korean actor and model
- Seung-hwan Oh,South Korean baseball pitcher
- Oh Seung-lip,South Korean judo practitioner
- Oh Seung-shin,South Korean field hockey player
- Oh Seung-soon,South Korean fencer
- Oh Seung-yoon,South Korean actor
- Oh Seong-ok,South Koreanhandballplayer
- Oh Taeseok,South Korean playwright and director
- Oh Takbeon,South Korean poet, author and critic
- Oh Uhtaek,South Korean physiologist
- Oh Yeon-ah,South Korean actress
- Oh Yeon-ho,South Korean journalist
- Oh Yeon-seo,South Korean actress
- O Yeong-su(1909-1979), South Korean novelist
- O Yeong-su,South Korean actor
- O Yoon(1946–1986), South Korean painter
- Oh Yoon-ah,South Korean actress
- Oh Youn-hyung,South Korean rugby union player
- Oh Yoon-kyung,North Korean former football defender
- Oh Yon-kyung,South Korean former volleyball player
- Oh Yong-ran,South Korean handball player
- Oh Young-ki,South Korean handball player
- Oh Yun-kyo(1960–2000), South Korean footballer
- Oh Yun-suk,South Korean handball player
See also
edit- List of Korean surnames
- O family (North Korea),an influential family within the North Korean regime
- Ou (surname),forChinese surnamessometimes renderedAo,Au,O,orOh
- Wang (surname),an East Asian surname rendered as Ō in Japanese
References
edit- ^"2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료"[Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing Survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service.Retrieved28 May2019.
- ^ab"해주 오씨".The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by theAcademy of Korean Studies.
- ^"오씨".Doosan Encyclopedia.
- ^"동북 오씨".The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by theAcademy of Korean Studies.
- ^"보성 오씨".The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by theAcademy of Korean Studies.
- ^"함양 오씨".The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by theAcademy of Korean Studies.
- ^"군위 오씨".The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by theAcademy of Korean Studies.
- ^Choi, Song Min."Thae Yong Ho's defection in the context of the O family legacy".www.dailynk.com.Retrieved2016-08-21.
- ^"Why, O Why, Doesn't That Name Compute?".The New York Times.1991-08-28.Retrieved2014-02-27.
If aninternal linkintending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change thatlinkby adding the person'sgiven name(s) to the link.