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Woo| Pronunciation | |
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| Word/name | Korean |
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| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
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| Alternative spelling | U |
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Woo is an uncommon Korean surname.
Woo may be written with either of two hanja (禹 and 于). Each has one bon-gwan: for the former, Danyang, North Chungcheong Province, and for the latter, Mokcheon-eup (목천읍), Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, both in what is today South Korea.[1] The 2000 South Korean census found 180,141 people with these family names.[2] In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 97.0% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Woo in their passports, while only 1.6% spelled it as Wu. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 1.4%) included U and Wo.[3]
People with the surname[edit]
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U Tak (1262-1342), Korean Confucian scholar during the Goryeo dynasty
Woo Jang-choon (1898–1959), Korean-born Japanese botanist
Woo Sang-kwon (1926–1975), South Korean footballer and coach
Woo Yong-gak (1929–2012), North Korean commando held in South Korea as one of the unconverted long-term prisoners
Kyu Sung Woo (born 1941), South Korean architect
U Tong-chuk (born 1942), North Korean politician
Woo In-hee (died 1981), North Korean actress and mistress of Kim Jong-il
Woo Bum-kon (1955–1982), South Korean police officer and spree killer (responsible for the Uiryeong massacre)
Meredith Jung-En Woo (born 1958), South Korean-born American political scientist
Woo Sang-ho (born 1962), South Korean activist and politician
Woo Hee-young (born 1963), South Korean footballer
Woo Hyun (born 1964), South Korean actor
Sung J. Woo (born 1971), South Korean-born American writer
Hyo-Won Woo (born 1974), South Korean composer
Woo Mi-hwa (born 1974), South Korean actress
Woo Sung-yong (born 1974), South Korean footballer
Woo Hyun-jung (born 1977), South Korean former field hockey player
Woo Chul (born 1978), South Korean swimmer
Woo Sun-hee (born 1978), South Korean handball player
Masta Wu (born Woo Jin-won, 1978), South Korean rapper
Woo Seung-je (born 1982), South Korean footballer
Woo Seung-yeon (1983–2009), South Korean actress
Woo Jin-yong (born 1986), CrossFit and snowboard athlete
Woo Seung-jae (born 1986), South Korean wrestler
Woo Hye-mi (stage name Miwoo, 1988–2019), South Korean singer
Kevin Woo (born 1991), South Korean-American singer, television host, former member of boy group U-KISS
Woo Do-hwan (born 1992), South Korean actor
Woo Hye-lim (born 1992), South Korean singer, former member of girl group Wonder Girls
Zico (born Woo Ji-ho, 1992), South Korean rapper, record producer, member of boy group Block B
Woo Sang-ho (born 1992), South Korean footballer
Woo Joo-sung (born 1993), South Korean footballer
Woo Sang-hyeok (born 1996), South Korean high jump athlete
Woo Won-jae (born 1996), South Korean rapper
Woo Jin-young (born 1997), South Korean singer and rapper
Woo Ha-ram (born 1998), South Korean diver
See also[edit]
References[edit]
^ 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 60. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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