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Oh or O is a family name in Korea. It is written using the hanja characters, 吳, 五, 伍, 吾, and 晤. According to the 2015 census in South Korea, there were 763,281 people carrying the O surname.




History


The earliest ancestor of the Korean Oh family is believed to be Oh Eung (Korean: 오응; Hanja: 吳應) from Silla, 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.
16 clans have historically emerged under the family name Oh. The largest five clans, in order, are Haeju, Dongbok, Boseong, Hamyang, and Gunwi Oh 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 defending Goryeo against the attack by the Khitan people.
Each of the five biggest clans traces its founder back to:

Haeju Oh Clan: Oh Heyon-bo, the governor of Haeju County during the era of Goryeo
Dongbok Oh Clan: Oh Hyeon-jwa, the governor of Dongbok County during the era of Goryeo
Boseong Oh Clan: Oh Hyun-pil, the governor of Boseong County during the era of Goryeo
Hamyang Oh Clan: Oh Gwang-hwi, the official during the era of Goryeo
Gunwi Oh Clan: Oh Suk-gwi, the second son of Oh Hyeon-jwa who later became the governor of Gunwi county during the era of Goryeo
In the modern era, the O (or Oh) family of North Korea is a North Korean family whose members have been considered close to the ruling Kim family over several generations because of O Jung-hup, who was a revolutionary fighter closely associated with Kim Il-sung. They are regarded as being highly influential in the North Korean regime and second only to the Kim's.




Global distribution


Most 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.




List of people with the surname


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 group Apink
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 band Hyukoh
Oh Hye-rin (stage name Raina), South Korean singer, member of girl group After 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 and Politburo member
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 group Exo
Oh Seong-dae, South Korean webtoon artist
Oh Seung-ah, South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group Rainbow
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 Korean handball player
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


List of Korean surnames
O family (North Korea), an influential family within the North Korean regime
Ou (surname), for Chinese surnames sometimes rendered Ao, Au, O, or Oh
Wang (surname), an East Asian surname rendered as Ō in Japanese




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