Mo (Korean surname)
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Mo (모) is an uncommon Korean surname The surname Mo originated from either of two hanja, indicating different lineages. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 19,834 people and 6,110 households with these family names.[3] It 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. The Chinese surnames Móu or Máo use the same Chinese characters.
More common lineage[]
Bori Mo (보리 모; 牟; lit. "barley"), also called so uneun sori Mo (소 우는 소리 모; 牟; lit. "the sound that a cow makes"), is the more common of the two hanja used to write the surname Mo. 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 lineage, not necessarily the current residence of clan members) at that time included:
- Hampyeong, South Jeolla (see Hampyeong Mo clan): 17,939 people and 5,546 households.[3] They trace their lineage back to (모경; 牟慶), who came from Song dynasty in present-day Henan, China to Korea, and aided in suppressing the rebellion by Yi Ja-gyeom during the reign of Injong of Goryeo.[5]
- Jinju, South Gyeongsang: 972 people and 285 households.[3] They are likely a branch of the Hampyeong Mo clan. They trace their linage back to Mo Sun (모순; 牟恂), an official during the reign of Taejo of Joseon.[6][7]
- Naju, South Jeolla: Two people and zero households.[3]
- Other or unknown: 34 people and seven households.[3]
Less common lineage[]
Teoreok Mo (터럭 모; 毛; lit. "hair") is the less common of the two hanja used to write the surname Mo. 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:
- Gongju, South Chungcheong: 352 people and 114 households.[3]
- Guangzhou, China: 309 people and 95 households.[3] Members of the Guangzhou Mo clan[a] trace their ancestry back to Xihe (西河, present-day Shaanxi), but the records are not clear. It is believed that the clan lived over several generations in Chongju, North Pyongan.[8][9]
- Gimhae, South Gyeongsang: 101 people and 28 households.[3]
- Seosan, South Chungcheong: 91 people and 26 households.[3]
- Other or unknown: 26 people and nine households. "Other" includes people listing their bon-gwan as Jeonju, North Jeolla; Papyeong, Gyeonggi; Pyeonghae, North Gyeongsang; , North Jeolla; and , North Gyeongsang.[3]
People[]
People with this surname include:
- Moh Youn-sook (모윤숙; 毛允淑; 1910–1990), South Korean poet
- Mo Myeong-hui (모명희; 牟明姬; born 1963), South Korean sprinter
- Mo Ji-soo (모지수; 牟智洙; born 1969), South Korean speed skater
- Mo Joong-kyung (모중경; 牟重炅; born 1971), South Korean golfer
- Mo Chang-min (모창민; 牟唱民; born 1985), South Korean baseball player
- Mo Tae-bum (모태범; 牟太釩; born 1989), South Korean speed skater
See also[]
- Category:Mo clans of Korea
Notes[]
- ^ Also called Gwangju Mo clan, based on the Sino-Korean pronunciation of Guangzhou; not to be confused with Gwangju Metropolitan City or Gwangju, Gyeonggi, both in South Korea.
References[]
- ^ a b "모[牟]". Doopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ a b "모[毛]". Doopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "(158)함평 모씨" [158: the Mo clan of Hampyeong]. JoongAng Ilbo. 29 April 1986. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ 모(牟) [Mo]. Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 1 March 2018. Which cites 김진우 [Kim Jin-u] (2009). 한국인 의 역사. 春秋筆法 [Chunchu Pilbeop]. OCLC 502157619.
- ^ 모순(牟恂) [Mo Sun]. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ 광주모씨(廣州毛氏) [Guangzhou Mo clan]. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ 모(毛) [Mo]. Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2018. Which cites Kim 2009.
- Korean-language surnames