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'''O''' or '''Oh''' is a [[Korean name|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.<ref name="Census2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.kostat.go.kr/portal/korea/kor_nw/1/1/index.board?bmode=read&aSeq=356061 |title=2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료 |trans-title=Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing Survey |publisher=Korean Statistical Information Service |access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Oh''' or '''O''' is a [[Korean name|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.<ref name="Census2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.kostat.go.kr/portal/korea/kor_nw/1/1/index.board?bmode=read&aSeq=356061 |title=2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료 |trans-title=Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing Survey |publisher=Korean Statistical Information Service |access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The earliest ancestor of the Korean Oh family is believed to be Oh Eung ({{Korean|오응|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.<ref name="Haeju">{{cite web |url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2636041&cid=51943&categoryId=54874 |title=해주 오씨 |publisher=The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the [[Academy of Korean Studies]]}}</ref>
'''O''' also spelled '''Oh''' ([[Hangul]]: {{lang|ko|{{linktext|오}}}}) is the [[Korean name|Korean form]] of the [[Chinese surname]] [[Wu (surname)|Wu]] ([[Hanja]]: {{lang|ko|{{linktext|吳}}}}). The character 吳 is phonetically pronounced "Oh" in Korean, but "Wu" in Mandarin Chinese, however the historic origin of the surname is the same.

16 clans have historically emerged under the family name Oh. The largest five clans, in order, are [[Haeju]], [[Hwasun County|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=1127759&cid=40942&categoryId=31639 |title=오씨 |publisher=[[Doosan Encyclopedia]]}}</ref>
The name originates from the ancient state of [[Wu (state)|Wu]] in present-day province of [[Jiangsu]]. Wu ({{lang|zh|吳}}, {{lang|ko|오}}, "Oh" or "O" romanization) is the sixth name listed in the [[Song Dynasty]] [[Chinese classics|classic]] ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]''.

In the 13th century BC, the state of Zhou (which will later become the [[Zhou Dynasty]]) was ruled by [[King Tai of Zhou|Tai Wang (King Tai of Zhou)]]. His surname was originally [[Ji (surname)|Ji]] ({{lang|zh|姬}}). He had three sons: [[Taibo of Wu|Taibo]], [[Zhongyong of Wu|Zhongyong]], and [[King Ji of Zhou|Jili]]. King Tai of Zhou favored the youngest son, Jili to inherit the reins of power, therefore Taibo and his brother Zhongyong voluntarily left Zhou with a group of followers and headed southeast where they established the state of [[Wu (state)|Wu]]. Taibo and Zhongyong's descendants eventually adopted [[Wu (surname)|Wu]] ({{lang|zh|吳}}) as their surname.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=wu |title=Wu Name Meaning & Wu Family History at |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=2016-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/21/eng20050621_191464.html |title=People's Daily Online - History of Chinese surname Wu |website=English.peopledaily.com.cn |date=2005-06-21 |access-date=2016-04-08}}</ref> The state of Wu, which later claimed to be a kingdom of its own, was best known for its military prowess as [[Sun Tzu]], the author of the famed book ''[[The Art of War]]'', was the country's general serving under [[King Helü of Wu]]. Wu is also generally attributed to developing the first Chinese Navy. This Navy was quite complex and had different classes of ships. These "classes" of ships were the great wing (da yi), the little wing (xiao yi), the stomach striker (tu wei), the [[castle]] ship (lou chuan), and the bridge ship (qiao chuan). These were listed in the ''Yuejueshu'' (''Lost Records of the [[Yue (state)|State of Yue]]'') as a written dialogue between [[King Helü of Wu]] (r. 514 BC–496 BC) and [[Wu Zixu]] (526 BC–484 BC) in which the latter stated:

<blockquote>
Nowadays in training naval forces we use the tactics of land forces for the best effect. Thus great wing ships correspond to the army's heavy [[chariot]]s, little wing ships to light chariots, stomach strikers to [[battering ram]]s, castle ships to [[siege tower|mobile assault towers]], and bridge ships to light [[cavalry]].
</blockquote>

King Helu of Wu is considered to be one of the [[Five Hegemons]] of China during the Spring and Autumn period.

Taibo and Zhongyong's youngest brother Jili stayed to rule the Zhou state and was the grandfather of [[King Wu of Zhou|Wu Wang (King Wu of Zhou)]] who started the [[Zhou Dynasty]] after successfully overthrowing the [[Shang Dynasty]]. The descendants of Wu Wang eventually changed their surname from Ji ({{lang|zh|姬}}) to [[Zhou (surname)|Zhou]] ({{lang|zh|周}}) during the [[Qin Dynasty]] to commemorate the merits and virtues of their ancestors.

Therefore, the last names Wu ({{lang|zh|吳}}, {{lang|ko|오}} "Oh" in Korean), Zhou ({{lang|zh|周}},"Chou"), and Ji ({{lang|ko|姬}}, "Chi" - original surname of the Zhou Dynasty's royals) are historically related.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200506/17/eng20050617_190843.html |title=People's Daily Online - Chinese Zhou surname history |website=English.people.com.cn |date=2005-06-17 |access-date=2016-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=oh |title=Oh Name Meaning & Oh Family History at |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=2016-04-08}}</ref>

Wu Ch'om (Hangul:오첨, Hanja:呉膺), a 45th generation descendant of the famed Chinese general and strategist [[Wu Qi]], migrated to Korea from China during the reign of Shilla's [[Jijeung of Silla|King Jijeung (500-514 AD)]]. He is the ancestor of all 16 Korean "Oh" clans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/oh |title=Oh: Name Origins and Name Meanings, What Does My Name Mean |website=Genealogy.familyeducation.com |access-date=2016-04-08}}</ref> His direct descendant, Oh Da-ryeon (Hangul:오다련, Hanja:呉多憐) was the magistrate of the province of Naju and helped [[Taejo of Goryeo]] to establish the [[Goryeo|Goryeo Dynasty]] and was the father of [[Queen_Janghwa|Queen Janghwa of Goryeo]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 장화왕후 莊和王后|publisher=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]]|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=538669&cid=46621&categoryId=46621&mobile|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref> Queen Janghwa gave birth to King [[Hyejong of Goryeo]] who was the second king of Goryeo.<ref>{{Cite book|date=2013-10-15|title=김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서 〈59〉 오씨(呉氏)、해주오씨|publisher=[[Segye Ilbo]]|url=http://www.segye.com/content/html/2013/10/15/20131015006857.html|access-date=2017-02-16|ref={{Harvid|Segye Ilbo|2013}}|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015223544/http://www.segye.com/content/html/2013/10/15/20131015006857.html|archive-date=2013-10-15}}</ref>

The [[O_family_(North_Korea)|'''O''' (or '''Oh''') '''family''' '''of''' '''North Korea''']] is a [[North Korea]]n family whose members have been considered close to the ruling [[Kim dynasty (North Korea)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14042&cataId=nk00300|title=Thae Yong Ho's defection in the context of the O family legacy|last=Choi|first=Song Min|website=www.dailynk.com|access-date=2016-08-21}}</ref>


Each of the five biggest clans traces its founder back to:
Each of the five biggest clans traces its founder back to:
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* [[Gunwi O clan|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]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2627601&cid=51955&categoryId=55507 |title=군위 오씨 |publisher=The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the [[Academy of Korean Studies]]}}</ref>
* [[Gunwi O clan|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]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2627601&cid=51955&categoryId=55507 |title=군위 오씨 |publisher=The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the [[Academy of Korean Studies]]}}</ref>


In the modern era, the [[O family (North Korea)|'''O''' (or '''Oh''') '''family''' '''of''' '''North Korea''']] is a [[North Korea]]n family whose members have been considered close to the ruling [[Kim dynasty (North Korea)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14042&cataId=nk00300|title=Thae Yong Ho's defection in the context of the O family legacy|last=Choi|first=Song Min|website=www.dailynk.com|access-date=2016-08-21}}</ref>
==Global Distribution==
In 2000, the people with the surname Oh in the [[United States]] was estimated to be 2,477 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://namecensus.com/data/surnames_O.htm |title=Last names beginning with O in the United States |publisher=Nameconsensus.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/28/us/why-o-why-doesn-t-that-name-compute.html|title=Why, O Why, Doesn't That Name Compute?|work=The New York Times|date=1991-08-28|access-date=2014-02-27}}</ref>


==Global distribution==
==List of people with the surname==
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/28/us/why-o-why-doesn-t-that-name-compute.html|title=Why, O Why, Doesn't That Name Compute?|work=The New York Times|date=1991-08-28|access-date=2014-02-27}}</ref>

==List of people with the surname==
* [[Cédric O]], French politician, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs
* [[Cédric O]], French politician, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs
* [[Delphine O]], French politician, member of the National Assembly for Paris's 16th constituency
* [[David Oh]], Korean American politician
* [[Felicia Oh]], American black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling competitor
* [[Hee Oh]], South Korean [[mathematician]]
* [[Sandra Oh]], Canadian-American actress
* [[Oh Bong-Jin]], South Korean footballer
* [[Oh Dae-gyu]], South Korean actor
* [[Oh Dae-gyu]], South Korean actor
* [[Oh Dae-hwan]], South Korean actor
* [[Oh Dae-hwan]], South Korean actor
* [[Oh Dae-keun]], South Korean field hockey player
* [[Oh Dae-keun]], South Korean field hockey player
* [[Oh Dal-su]], South Korean actor
* [[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-seok]], South Korean sabre fencer
* [[Oh Eun-sun]], South Korean mountaineer
* [[Oh Eun-sun]], South Korean mountaineer
* [[Oh Eun-young]], South Korean TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder
* [[Oh Eun-young (model)|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]]
* [[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 Hyuk]], South Korean singer, member of indie rock band [[Hyukoh]]
* [[Raina (singer)|Raina]] (born Oh Hye-rin), South Korean singer, member of girl group [[After School (band)|After School]]
* [[Raina (singer)|Oh Hye-rin]] (stage name Raina), South Korean singer, member of girl group [[After School (band)|After School]]
* [[Oh In-kyun]], South Korean footballer
* [[Oh In-kyun]], South Korean footballer
* [[Oh Jae-il]], South Korean baseball player
* [[Oh Jae-il]], South Korean baseball player
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* [[Oh Ji-ho]], South Korean actor and model
* [[Oh Ji-ho]], South Korean actor and model
* [[Oh Ji-hwan]], South Korean baseball player
* [[Oh Ji-hwan]], South Korean baseball player
* [[J-Min]] (born Oh Ji-Min) South Korean singer
* [[J-Min|Oh Ji-min]] (stage name J-Min), South Korean singer
* [[Oh Ji-young (golfer)]], South Korean professional golfer
* [[Oh Ji-young (golfer)|Oh Ji-young]], South Korean professional golfer
* [[Oh Ji-young]], South Korean professional volleyball player
* [[Oh Ji-young]], South Korean professional volleyball player
* [[Oh Jin-hyek]], South Korean archer
* [[Oh Jin-hyek]], South Korean archer
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* [[Oh Min-keun]], South Korean former boxer
* [[Oh Min-keun]], South Korean former boxer
* [[Oh Min-suk]], South Korean actor
* [[Oh Min-suk]], South Korean actor
* [[Elo (singer)|Oh Min-taek]] (stage name Elo), South Korean singer
* [[Sandra Oh]], Canadian-American actress
* [[Oh Sang-uk]], South Korean fencer
* [[Oh Sang-uk]], South Korean fencer
* [[Oh Sangwon]], South Korean author
* [[Oh Sangwon]], South Korean author
* [[Oh Se-hoon]], South Korean politician
* [[Oh Se-hoon]], South Korean politician
* [[Oh Se-hun]], South Korean rapper and actor, member of boy group [[Exo (group)|Exo]]
* [[Oh Se-hun]], South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group [[Exo (group)|Exo]]
* [[Oh Seong-dae]], South Korean webtoon artist
* [[Oh Seung-ah]], South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group [[Rainbow (girl group)|Rainbow]]
* [[Oh Seung-bum]], South Korean football midfielder
* [[Oh Seung-bum]], South Korean football midfielder
* [[Oh Seung-hoon]], South Korean footballer
* [[Oh Seung-hoon (footballer)|Oh Seung-hoon]], South Korean footballer
* [[Oh Seung-hoon (actor)]], South Korean actor and model
* [[Oh Seung-hoon (actor)|Oh Seung-hoon]], South Korean actor and model
* [[Seung-hwan Oh]], South Korean baseball pitcher
* [[Seung-hwan Oh]], South Korean baseball pitcher
* [[Oh Seung-lip]], South Korean judo practitioner
* [[Oh Seung-lip]], South Korean judo practitioner
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* [[Oh Taeseok]], South Korean playwright and director
* [[Oh Taeseok]], South Korean playwright and director
* [[Oh Takbeon]], South Korean poet, author and critic
* [[Oh Takbeon]], South Korean poet, author and critic
* [[Oh Uhtaek]], South Korean physiologist
* [[Oh Yeon-ah]], South Korean actress
* [[Oh Yeon-ah]], South Korean actress
* [[Oh Yeon-ho]], South Korean journalist
* [[Oh Yeon-ho]], South Korean journalist
* [[Oh Yun-kyo]] (1960–2000), South Korean footballer
* [[Oh Yeon-seo]], South Korean actress
* [[Oh Yeon-seo]], South Korean actress
* [[Oh Young-ki]], South Korean handball player
* [[O Yeong-su (writer)|O Yeong-su]] (1909-1979), South Korean novelist
* [[O Yeong-su (actor)|O Yeong-su]], South Korean actor
* [[O Yoon]] (1946–1986), South Korean painter
* [[O Yoon]] (1946–1986), South Korean painter
* [[Oh Yoon-ah]], South Korean actress
* [[Oh Yoon-ah]], South Korean actress
* [[Oh Youn-hyung]], South Korean rugby union player
* [[Oh Youn-hyung]], South Korean rugby union player
* [[Oh Yoon-kyung]], North Korean former football defender
* [[Oh Yoon-kyung]], North Korean former football defender
* [[Oh Yon-kyung]], South Korean former volleyball player
* [[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
* [[Oh Yun-suk]], South Korean handball player
* [[Oh Yong-ran]], South Korean handball player
* [[O Yeong-su (writer)]] (1909-1979), South Korean novelist
* [[O Yeong-su (actor)]], South Korean actor
* [[Oh Uhtaek]], South Korean physiologist


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 10:34, 19 November 2024

Oh
Hangul
Hanja
吳 五 伍 吾 晤
Revised RomanizationO
McCune–ReischauerO

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.[1]

History

[edit]

The earliest ancestor of the Korean Oh family is believed to be Oh Eung (Korean오응; 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.[2]

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.[3]

Each of the five biggest clans traces its founder back to:

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.[8]

Global distribution

[edit]

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.[9]

List of people with the surname

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing Survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "해주 오씨". The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the Academy of Korean Studies.
  3. ^ "오씨". Doosan Encyclopedia.
  4. ^ "동북 오씨". The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the Academy of Korean Studies.
  5. ^ "보성 오씨". The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the Academy of Korean Studies.
  6. ^ "함양 오씨". The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the Academy of Korean Studies.
  7. ^ "군위 오씨". The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea by the Academy of Korean Studies.
  8. ^ Choi, Song Min. "Thae Yong Ho's defection in the context of the O family legacy". www.dailynk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  9. ^ "Why, O Why, Doesn't That Name Compute?". The New York Times. 1991-08-28. Retrieved 2014-02-27.