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Mo (Korean surname)

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Mo () is an uncommon Korean surname. It originated from either of two hanja ( or ), 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.

More common lineage

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Bori Mo (보리 모; ; lit. "barley"), also called so uneun sori Mo (소 우는 소리 모; ; 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:

Less common lineage

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Teoreok Mo (터럭 모; ; 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

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People with this surname include:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gwangju is the Sino-Korean pronunciation of Guangzhou; not to be confused with Gwangju Metropolitan City or Gwangju, Gyeonggi, both in South Korea.
  2. ^ An area which became part of North Korea after the division of Korea

References

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  1. ^ a b 모[牟] (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-26. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b 모[毛] (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-26. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 64. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ^ "(158)함평 모씨" [158: the Mo clan of Hampyeong]. JoongAng Ilbo. 29 April 1986. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ^ 모(牟) [Mo]. Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 1 March 2018. Which cites 김진우 [Kim Jin-u] (2009). 한국인 의 역사 [The History of Koreans]. 春秋筆法 [Chunchu Pilbeop]. OCLC 502157619.
  7. ^ 모순(牟恂) [Mo Sun]. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. ^ 공주모씨(公州毛氏) [Gongju Mo clan]. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ 광주모씨(廣州毛氏) [Guangzhou Mo clan]. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  10. ^ 모(毛) [Mo]. Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2018. Which cites Kim 2009.