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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.
Bori Mo (보리 모; 牟; lit. "barley"), also called so uneun sori Mo (소 우는 소리 모; 牟; lit. "the sound that a cow makes"), is the more common of the two hanja used to write the surname Mo. This character was originally used to write a Chinese surname now pronounced Móu in Mandarin. In 1960 it was the 92nd-most common surname in South Korea, falling to 93rd by 1985. [1] The 2000 South Korean census found 18,955 people with this family name, and 5,838 households. [3] The surviving bon-gwan (origin of a clan lineages, not necessarily the current residence of clan members) at that time included:
Teoreok Mo (터럭 모; 毛; lit. "hair") is the less common of the two hanja used to write the surname Mo. This character was originally used to write a Chinese surname now pronounced Máo in Mandarin. In 1960 it was the 146th-most common surname in South Korea, falling to 164th by 1985. [2] The 2000 South Korean census found 879 people with this family name, and 272 households. [3] The surviving bon-gwan at that time included:
People with this surname include:
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Mo | |
Hangul | 모 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Mo |
McCune–Reischauer | Mo |
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.
Bori Mo (보리 모; 牟; lit. "barley"), also called so uneun sori Mo (소 우는 소리 모; 牟; lit. "the sound that a cow makes"), is the more common of the two hanja used to write the surname Mo. This character was originally used to write a Chinese surname now pronounced Móu in Mandarin. In 1960 it was the 92nd-most common surname in South Korea, falling to 93rd by 1985. [1] The 2000 South Korean census found 18,955 people with this family name, and 5,838 households. [3] The surviving bon-gwan (origin of a clan lineages, not necessarily the current residence of clan members) at that time included:
Teoreok Mo (터럭 모; 毛; lit. "hair") is the less common of the two hanja used to write the surname Mo. This character was originally used to write a Chinese surname now pronounced Máo in Mandarin. In 1960 it was the 146th-most common surname in South Korea, falling to 164th by 1985. [2] The 2000 South Korean census found 879 people with this family name, and 272 households. [3] The surviving bon-gwan at that time included:
People with this surname include:
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