Seo (surname) explained

Seo
Gender:	Unisex
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the hanja used.
Origin:	Korean
Alternative Spelling:	Suh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su

Hangul:	서
Hanja:	,,,,, and others
Rr:	Seo
Mr:	Sŏ
Koreanipa:	[sʌ]


Seo
Language:	Japanese
Language origin:	Japonic
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Related Names:	Seno

Seo is a Korean surname and Japanese surname.

As a Korean surname, Seo is the most frequent romanization, but it may also be romanized as Suh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su, and Suhr. The surname most commonly represents the hanja . Seo can also be used as a single-syllable Korean given name or an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.^[1] The given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 53 hanja with the reading "seo"^[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The Chinese surname Xú also uses the same character.

As a Japanese surname, Seo is pronounced in two syllables ("se-o") and most frequently written as and is shared by 23,000+ individuals in Japan.^[3] ^[4] Historically, the Seo clan (瀬尾) was also one of the cadet branches of the Hata clan, an immigrant clan from the kingdom of Silla. The second most common Seo is written as and is shared by 21,000+ individuals in Japan.^[5] The remaining variants are used by less than 2,000 individuals each and are generally used by related families.

Possible Writings

Japanese

Korean surname

Art and entertainment

Film and television

Seo Bum-june, South Korean actor
Caroline Suh, Korean–American documentary film director and producer
Seo Do-young, South Korean actor
Seo Eun-ah, South Korean actress
Seo Ha-joon, South Korean actor
Seo Hye-won, South Korean actress
Seo Hyo-rim, South Korean actress
Seo Hyun-chul, South Korean theatre, film, television actor
Seo Hyun-jin, South Korean actress and singer
Seo Hyun-woo, South Korean actor
Seo Ji-hoon, South Korean actor
Seo Ji-hye, South Korean actress
Seo Ji-seok, South Korean actor
Seo Kang-joon, South Korean actor and singer, member of actor group 5urprise
Seo Min-jung, South Korean actress
Seo Shin-ae, South Korean actress
Seo Woo-jin, South Korean child actor and model
Seo Yea-ji, South Korean actress

Music

Seo Dong-hyeon (stage name Samuel Seo), South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer
Seo Dong-hyeon (stage name Big Naughty), South Korean rapper
Seo Eun-kwang, South Korean singer, member and leader of boy band BtoB
Seo Hye-lin, South Korean singer and member of girl group EXID
Seo In-guk, South Korean singer and actor
Seo In-young, South Korean singer, dancer, model, television host, and actress
Seo Ji-young, South Korean singer
Seo Joo-hyun (stage name Seohyun), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Girls' Generation
Seo Jung-kwon (stage name Tiger JK), Korean-American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur
Seo Min-woo (1985–2018), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group 100%
Seo Soo-jin, South Korean singer and dancer, former member of girl group (G)I-DLE
Seo Yu-na, South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group AOA
Jeong Hyeon-cheol (stage name Seo Taiji), South Korean singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
Susie Suh, Korean-American folk-rock singer-songwriter
Angela Seo (born Hyunhye Seo), experimental musician and member of Xiu Xiu

Visual arts

Do-ho Suh, South Korean sculptor and installation artist
Seo Soo-kyoung (known as SEO), South Korean contemporary artist
Seo Ae-jin (known as Showry), South Korean video blogger
Suh Yongsun, South Korean painter and sculptor
Hee Seo, South Korean ballet dancer, principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre

Sports

Football

Seo Dong-myung, former South Korean football goalkeeper
Seo Hyuk-su, former Korean-Australian football player
Seo Jung-won, former South Korean football player and coach

Other

Jae Weong Seo, retired South Korean baseball player
Hee-kyung Seo, former South Korean professional golfer
Seo Ho-jin, former South Korean speed skater and Olympic athlete
Seo Jang-hoon, former South Korean professional basketball player, entertainer and a variety show star
Seo Mi-jung, South Korean foil fencer
Seo Yoon-hee, South Korean badminton player
Suh Sung-in, South Korean boxer
Suh Yun-bok (1923–2017), South Korean marathoner
Seo Bok-seob, South Korean hapkido co-founder
Seo Seung-jae, South Korean badminton player
Seo Bong-soo, South Korean professional Go player
Seo Jae-pil, first naturalized Korean-American
Anna Wallis Suh (1900–1969), Methodist missionary, American expatriate, North Korean propagandist
Suh Nam-pyo, thirteenth president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Suh Sang-chul, South Korean economist, educator and administrator
Suh Pann-Ghill, South Korean neuroscientist and third president of the Korea Brain Research Institute
Seo Sang-ryun, South Korean minister, founder of first Korean Protestant church
Philip Jaisohn, first Korean to become a U.S. citizen
Seo Yong-duk, South Korean football midfielder
Seo Ji-hye, South Korean actress
Seo Whi-min, South Korean short track speed skater
Seo Chae-hyun, South Korean Climber

Japanese surname

Akane Seo (瀬尾茜, born 1988), Japanese sports coach and retired figure skater
Akiko Seo (瀬尾秋子, born 1984), Japanese gravure idol
Aya Seo (瀬尾有耶, born 1991), Japanese volleyball player
Fumiko Seo (瀬尾芙巳子, born 1929), Japanese academic, doctor, professor and emeritus of Kyoto University
Hideki Seo (瀬尾英樹, born 1974), Japanese fashion designer based in Paris, France
Hirofumi Seo (瀬尾拡史, born 1985), Japanese doctor and CEO of Sciement Co., Ltd.
Hiroshi Seo (photographer) (瀬尾央), Japanese photographer
Hiroshi Seo (colonel) (瀬尾浩), late Japanese colonel of the 124th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army
Ichizō Seo (瀬尾一三, born 1947), Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer and music arranger
Ikuo Seo (瀬尾育生, born 1949), Japanese poet
Kami Seo (瀬尾佳美), Japanese environmental economist, professor and researcher
Kaname Seo (瀬尾要, 1891–1934), Japanese noh performing artist
Kazuko Seo (瀬尾和子, born 1971), Japanese television announcer
Kazunori Seo (瀬尾和紀, born 1974), Japanese musician
Kazutoshi Seo (瀬尾和寿, born 1981), stage name Kazu (カズ), Japanese comedian and member of comedy duo Kazu & Ai
Keiko Seo (瀬尾恵子, born 1960), Japanese voice actress
Kentarō Seo (瀬尾健太朗, born 1990), Japanese comedian and member of comedy duo THE SHEET
Kiyoshi Seo (瀬尾清, born 1970), Japanese soccer player
Kobako Totan (小箱とたん), real name Seo Kotoba (瀬尾ことば), Japanese manga artist
Kōji Seo (瀬尾公治, born 1974), Japanese manga artist
Koruto Seo (瀬尾こると), Japanese novelist
Kumekichi Yamamoto (山本粂吉, née Seo (瀬尾), 1893–1974), Japanese politician and lawyer
Kumi Seo (瀬尾久美, born 1983), Japanese actress, model and talent
Kyōko Seo (瀬尾京子, born 1972), Japanese sports coach and retired gymnast
Magozaemon Seo ((瀬尾孫左衛門), Edo era Japanese samurai
Maiko Seo (瀬尾まいこ, born 1974), Japanese novelist
Masaru Seo (瀬尾傑, born 1965), Japanese businessman, journalist and news pundit
Mitsuyo Seo (瀬尾光世, 1911–2010), Japanese animator, screenwriter and director
Munetoshi Seo (瀬尾宗利, born 1967), Japanese composer
Nanae Seo (瀬尾七重, born 1942), Japanese children's novelist
Noritake Seo (瀬尾乃武, 1899–1997), Japanese noh performing artist and late certified Living National Treasure of Japan
Reiko Seo (瀬尾礼子), Japanese actress
Shōtarō Seo (瀬尾祥太郎), Japanese music lyricist, composer and arranger
Taemi Seo (瀬尾妙実, also known as Kim Myo-shil (김묘실; 金妙実), born 1965), a retired North Korean-Japanese figure skater
Takahiro Seo (瀬尾尚弘, born 1971), Japanese kickboxer
Takeshi Seo (瀬尾健, 1940–1944), Japanese engineer, academic and professor
Takumichi Seo (瀬尾拓慶), Japanese photographer
Takuya Seo (瀬尾卓也, born 1984), Japanese actor
Tatsuya Seo (瀬尾達也, born 1960), Japanese motorboat racer
Tomomi Seo (瀬尾智美), Japanese retired football player
Tomomi Seo (瀬尾智美, born 1969), Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator
Tsukasa Seo (瀬尾つかさ), Japanese light novelist
Yasutsugu Seo (瀬尾育弐), Japanese medical engineer, medical technologist and professor
Yutaka Seo (瀬尾裕, 1916–1988), Japanese translator and academic

Fictional characters

As a surname (Japan)

Akira Seo (瀬尾晶), a character in the Japanese adult visual novel Tsukihime Plus-Disc
Hiroyuki Seo (瀬尾弘之), a character in the Japanese film Was I Really Ugly?
Hitomi Seo (瀬尾仁美), a character in the Japanese film Memory Investigation ~ Shinjuku East Station Case File
Kaoru Seo (瀬尾香), a character in the Japanese manga series Sekirei
Karen Seo (瀬尾かれん), a character in the Japanese CD drama In The Seasons Around
Ken'ichi Seo (瀬尾謙一), a character in the Japanese TV drama Smiling Angel
Kenji Seo (瀬尾健司), a character in the Japanese novel The Tender Lance of Sara
Mitsuki Seo (瀬尾みづき), a character in the Japanese video game Jewel BEM Hunter Lime
Mitsuko Seo (瀬尾美津子), a character in the Japanese film Was I Really Ugly?
Narumi Seo (瀬尾鳴海), a character in the Japanese mobile game Stand My Heroes
Seo (瀬尾), a character in the Japanese TV drama Smiling Angel
Seo (瀬尾), a character in the Japanese film The Young General Who Returned
Shōji Seo (瀬尾彰二), a character in the Japanese animated film Symphony in August - Shibuya 2002～2003
Naomi Seo (瀬尾直美), a character in the Japanese adult game Black Fragment: Mystery of Necronomicom
Ritsuko Seo (瀬尾リツ子), a character in the Japanese TV drama LOVE STORY IN NEW YORK
Ryūji Seo (瀬尾竜二), a character in the Japanese TV drama Love Again
Sayaka Seo (瀬尾さやか), a character in the Japanese TV drama LOVE STORY IN NEW YORK
Shizune Seo (瀬尾静音), a character in the Japanese animated film
Takayuki Seo (瀬尾孝之), a character in the Japanese TV drama I Will Deliver That Edge - The Story of Mercari -
Tomoya Seo (瀬尾智也), a character in the Japanese manga Assassination Classroom
Tosuke Seo (瀬尾斗介), a character in Japanese historical TV drama The Scream
Yasumasa Seo (瀬尾泰正), a character in the Japanese TV drama The Sun Rises Again
Yūdai Seo (瀬尾雄大), a character in the Japanese TV drama A3
Yukako Seo (瀬尾由加子), a character in the Japanese stage play KINSHU
Yūzō Seo (瀬尾雄三), a character in the Japanese multimedia series Green Horizon
Yuzuki Seo (瀬尾結月), a character in the Japanese manga Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

As a surname (South Korea)

Chairman Seo Byung-ki (서병기), a character in the South Korean TV drama Tracer
Seo Do-cheol (서도철), the main character of the South Korean movie Veteran and its sequel Veteran 2
Seo Hye-young (서혜영), one of the main characters of the South Korean TV drama Tracer
Seo Jang-yeob (서장엽), character in the South Korean TV drama Korean Peninsula
Seo Ji-seok (서지석), a character in the South Korean TV drama Angel's Revenge
Seo Jung-woo (서정우), one of the main characters of the South Korean TV drama My Girl
Seo Min-ki (서민기), the main character of the South Korean movie Happy End
Seo Myung-joon (서명준), the main character of the South Korean TV drama Korean Peninsula
Seo Yoo-ra (서유라), the main antagonist of the South Korean TV drama Gold Mask

Notes and References

[List of Korean given names]
https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%84%9C&idx=6 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "서"
Web site: 【名字】瀬尾 . myoji-yurai.net . December 25, 2021.
Web site: 読み方「せお」の検索結果 . myoji-yurai.net . December 25, 2021.
Web site: 【名字】妹尾 . myoji-yurai.net . December 25, 2021.