Ho (Korean name)
Ho (Korean: 호) is a Korean family name and a Korean given name.
Family name
As a family name, Ho may be written with three different hanja 扈, 胡, and 鎬. Those with the family name meaning "retinue" (扈) may belong to one of four different bongwan:[1]
- Naju, Jeollanam-do
- Boan, Buan, Jeollabuk-do
- Baekcheon, Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do
The 2000 South Korean census found 6,106 people with these family names.[2]
People with this family name include:
- Ho In-soo, South Korean Catholic priest
- Jessica Ho (stage name Jessi, born 1988), Korean American rapper, singer, television presenter
- Ho Jun-seok (born 1969), South Korean politician
Given name
People with the given name Ho include:
See also
References
- ↑ "한국성씨일람" [List of Korean family names]. Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ↑ "성씨인구분포데이터" [Family name population and distribution data]. South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.