Ko | |
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Family name | |
Pronunciation | Go, Koh, Goh |
Meaning | high |
Region of origin | Korean peninsula |
Language(s) of origin | Korean |
Related names | Gao, Cao |
Ko | |
Hangul | 고 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Go |
McCune–Reischauer | Ko |
Ko (髙|高), also variously romanized Go, Koh, or Goh, is a common Korean family name. As of the 2000 South Korean census, there were 435,000 Kos in South Korea, accounting for just under 1% of the population. Liaoyang (遼陽) based Go (高) family is The Royal of Goguryeo, Northern Yan ruler Gao Yun (高雲), Tang Dynasty general Gao Xianzhi (高仙芝) has Goguryeo origin.