Cho (Korean surname) explained

Hangul:	조
Hanja:	or
Rr:	Jo
Mr:	Cho

Cho (sometimes written as Jo) is a Korean family name, historically Royal family name in Korea. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730 people by this surname in South Korea, about 1% of the total population.^[1] The name may represent either of the Hanja Chinese: {{linktext|趙 or Chinese: {{linktext|曺.^[2]

List of people with the surname

Historical people

Jo Gwangjo (1482–1520), scholar-official of the Joseon period
Jo Man-yeong (1776–1846), father of Queen Shinjeong
Cho Man-sik (1883–1950), activist of the Korea's independence movement
Cho Nam-chul (1923–2006), South Korean Go player
Jo Myong-rok (1928–2010), North Korean politician
Cho Ki-jung (1939–2007), South Korean potter
Seung-Hui Cho (1984–2007), South Korean mass murderer, responsible for perpetrating the Virginia Tech shooting

Living people

Cho

Alina Cho, American journalist
Arden Cho, American actress
Cho Byung-hwa, South Korean poet, critic and essayist
Cho Byung-kuk, South Korean football player
Cho Chi-hun, South Korean poet, critic, and activist
Cho Chikun, South Korean Go player
David Yonggi Cho, South Korean Christian minister
Erica Cho, American artist
Frank Cho, Korean-American comic writer
Cho Gue-sung, South Korean footballer
Henry Cho, American stand-up comedian
Cho Hunhyun, South Korean Go player
Cho Hye-ri (stage name Wax), South Korean singer
Cho Hyun, South Korean football player
Cho Hyun-doo, South Korean football player
Cho Jae-hyun, South Korean actor
Cho Jae-jin, retired South Korean football player
Cho Ja-young (stage name Ah Young), South Korean singer, member of girl group Dal Shabet
John Cho, Korean-American actor
Cho Kyoo-hong, South Korean politician
- Cho Kyu-hyun, South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior Liz Cho, American newscaster
Margaret Cho, American comedian
Cho Mi-yeon, South Korean singer, member of girl group (G)I-DLE
Cho Mi-hye (stage name Miryo), South Korean rapper, member of girl group Brown Eyed Girls
Cho Mina, South Korean poet
Cho Min-woo, South Korean footballer
Cho Myung-ik (stage name Mikey), South Korean singer, member of boy band Turbo
Cho Minhaeng, South Korean scientist
Cho Namgi, Chinese 3-star General of Korean descent
Cho PD, South Korean record producer and rapper
Raymond Cho, Korean-Canadian politician and Ontario government minister
Sam Cho, Korean-American politician and entrepreneur
Seong-Jin Cho, South Korean classical pianist
Cho Seung-woo, South Korean actor
Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter, member of boy band Uniq
Cho So-hyun, South Korean footballer
Cho Son-jin, South Korean Go player
Cho Soo-hyang, South Korean actress
SungWon Cho, American YouTuber and voice actor
Cho Tae-yul, South Korean diplomat
Cho Won-hee, South Korean former footballer
Cho Yeo-jeong, South Korean actress
Cho Yi-hyun, South Korean actress
Cho Yong-pil, South Korean singer
Cho Yoon-Kyoung, South Korean interdisciplinary researcher
Cho Yoon-sun, South Korean politician
Cho Yoon-jeong, retired South Korean tennis player
Cho Yoon-woo, South Korean actor
Cho Yongmee, South Korean poet
Cho Yu-min, South Korean footballer
Cho Zang-hee, South Korean neuroscientist

Jo

Jo Bo-ah, South Korean actress
Jo Byeong-kyu, South Korean actor
Jo Dong-hyuk, South Korean actor
Jo Gwang-il, South Korean rapper and songwriter
Jo Han-chul, South Korean actor
Jo Hye-joo, South Korean actress and model
Jo Hyeon-woo, South Korean football goalkeeper
Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor
Jo In-sung, South Korean actor
Jo Jinho, South Korean singer, member of boy band Pentagon
Jo Kwon, South Korean singer and entertainer, member of boy band 2AM
Jo Min-su, South Korean actress
Jo Se-ho, South Korean comedian
Jo Shin-ae, South Korean actress
Jo Soo-min, South Korean actress
Sumi Jo, Grammy Award-winning South Korean coloratura soprano
Jo Sung-mo, South Korean singer
Jo Sung-woo (stage name Code Kunst), South Korean composer
Jo Woo-chan, South Korean rapper
Jo Woo-ri, South Korean actress
Jo Yeon-hee, South Korean actress
Jo Yong-in, South Korean League of Legends player
Jo Yoon-hee, South Korean actress
Jo Yun-seo, South Korean actress
Jo Yu-ri, South Korean singer and actress, former member of girl group Iz*One

Chough

Keumhee Carrière Chough, Korean-Canadian statistician
Chough Pyung-ok (1894–1960), South Korean politician

Fictional characters

Amadeus Cho, a character in Marvel Comics
Kimball Cho, a character in The Mentalist
Dr. Isabel Cho, one of the four main protagonists in
Cho Cheol-gang, the main antagonist in Crash Landing on You
Cho Sang-woo, a character in Squid Game
Jo Yi-seo, the female lead of Itaewon Class
Teacher Jo, the secretary of the main antagonist in Sky Castle
Jo Yeong and Jo Eun-sup, two characters in

Notes

Web site: 성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구. 인구 총조사 메타DB [Meta-database of the general population census]. 2000. National Statistical Office. 2006-01-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20070301110942/http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1INOOSB&IDTYPE=3. 2007-03-01. dead.
Web site: 행정구역(시도)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구. KOSIS. 2019-08-27. ko.