Seo, sometimes romanized Suh or So, is a royal Korean family name. The Seo clan in Silla was founded by Kim Alcheon. The descendants of this royal bloodline are part of a lineage that was once renowned for its imperial success during the early 9th century. Since its beginning, the clan was held in high regard for its economic and military finesse, which played a vital role in reuniting the political factions that caused civil unrest in the Middle Joseon Dynasty. The clan continued to be consutled in military and economic affairs until the assassination of Empress Myeongseong in 1895. Japan, noticing the prominence of the clan in the senior ranks of the King's counsel, started targeting members of the clan for assassination immediately following the Empress's death. Despite their number being greatly reduced, the Seo surname has grown in number since the end of the Joseon Dynasty in 1897. Through unrestricted intermarriage, Seo is now the 11th most common surname in Korea.
Video Seo (surname)
List of notable people named Seo or Suh
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
- Seo Do-young, actor
- Seo Hyun-jin, actress
- Seo Ji-hoon, actor
- Seo Ji-seok, actor
- Seo Hyo-rim, actress
- Seo Kang-joon, actor, singer, member of 5urprise
- Seo Min-jung, actress
- Seo Shin-ae, actress
Music
- Seo In-guk, singer and actor
- Seo In-young, singer
- Seo Ji-young, singer
- Seo Hye-lin, member of girl group EXID from South Korea
- Samuel Seo, musician
- Seo Taiji, South Korean singer, musician, and record producer
- Seo Jung-kwon, birth name of rapper Tiger JK
- Susie Suh, Korean-American musician
- Seo Yuna, singer, musical actress, member of girl group AOA
- Seo Eunkwang, leader and main vocalist of BtoB
- Seo Joo-hyun (known as Seohyun), singer, songwriter, member of Girls' Generation
- Johnny Seo, member of NCT
- Seo Changbin, member of Stray Kids
- Seo Soojin, member of (G)I-dle
Visual arts
- Do-ho Suh, sculptor and installation artist
- Seo Soo-kyoung (SEO), a Korean artist
- Showry (born Seo Ae-jin), South Korean video blogger
- Suh Yongsun, artist
- Seo Hee, principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre
Sports
Football
- Seo Dong-myung, football goalkeeper
- Seo Hyuk-su, football player
- Seo Jung-won, football player and coach
Other
- Seo Jae-weong, baseball pitcher
- Seo Hee-kyung, golfer
- Seo Ho-jin, speed skater
- Seo Jang-hoon, former South Korean professional basketball player, now an entertainer and a variety show star
- Seo Mi-jung, fencer
- Ndamukong Suh, American football player
- Seo Yoon-hee, badminton player
- Suh Sung-in, boxer
- Suh Yun-bok, marathoner
- Seo Bok-seob, hapkido co-founder
- Seo Seung-jae, badminton player
Other
- Seo Bong-soo, professional Go player
- Seo Jae-pil, first naturalized Korean-American
- Suh Jang-geum, the lone female Royal Physician in Korean history
- Anna Wallis Suh, Methodist missionary, American expatriate, North Korean propagandist
- Suh Nam-pyo, president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Suh Sang-chul, economist, educator and administrator
- Seo Sang-ryun, minister, founder of first Korean Protestant church
Maps Seo (surname)
See also
- List of Korean family names
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