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Seo (surname)

Seo is a Korean 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. The given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 53 hanja with the reading "seo" 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. 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. The remaining variants are used by less than 2,000 individuals each and are generally used by related families.

Korean surname

Art and entertainment

Film and television

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
  • Seo Changbin South Korean singer, producer, songwriter, composer, rapper, dancer, member of boy group Stray Kids

Visual arts

Sports

Football

Other

Japanese surname

  • Akane Seo (, born 1988), Japanese sports coach and retired figure skater
  • Akiko Seo (, born 1984), Japanese gravure idol
  • Aya Seo (, born 1991), Japanese volleyball player
  • Fumiko Seo (, born 1929), Japanese academic, doctor, professor and emeritus of Kyoto University
  • Hideki Seo (, born 1974), Japanese fashion designer based in Paris, France
  • Hirofumi Seo (, born 1985), Japanese doctor and CEO of Sciement Co., Ltd.
  • Hiroshi Seo (photographer) (), Japanese photographer
  • Hiroshi Seo (colonel) (), late Japanese colonel of the 124th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army
  • Ichizō Seo (, born 1947), Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer and music arranger
  • Ikuo Seo (, born 1949), Japanese poet
  • Kami Seo (), Japanese environmental economist, professor and researcher
  • Kaname Seo (, 1891–1934), Japanese noh performing artist
  • Kazuko Seo (, born 1971), Japanese television announcer
  • Kazunori Seo (, born 1974), Japanese musician
  • Kazutoshi Seo (瀬尾 和寿, born 1981), stage name Kazu (カズ), Japanese comedian and member of comedy duo
  • Keiko Seo (, born 1960), Japanese voice actress
  • Kentarō Seo (瀬尾 健太朗, born 1990), Japanese comedian and member of comedy duo
  • Kiyoshi Seo (, born 1970), Japanese soccer player
  • Kobako Totan (), real name Seo Kotoba (瀬尾 ことば), Japanese manga artist
  • Kōji Seo (, born 1974), Japanese manga artist
  • Koruto Seo (), Japanese novelist
  • Kumekichi Yamamoto (, née Seo (瀬尾), 1893–1974), Japanese politician and lawyer
  • Kumi Seo (, born 1983), Japanese actress, model and talent
  • Kyōko Seo (, born 1972), Japanese sports coach and retired gymnast
  • Magozaemon Seo ((), Edo era Japanese samurai
  • Maiko Seo (, born 1974), Japanese novelist
  • Masaru Seo (, born 1965), Japanese businessman, journalist and news pundit
  • Mitsuyo Seo (, 1911–2010), Japanese animator, screenwriter and director
  • Munetoshi Seo (, born 1967), Japanese composer
  • Nanae Seo (, 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 (), Japanese actress
  • Shōtarō Seo (), Japanese music lyricist, composer and arranger
  • Taemi Seo (, also known as Kim Myo-shil (김묘실; 金妙実), born 1965), a retired North Korean-Japanese figure skater
  • Takahiro Seo (, born 1971), Japanese kickboxer
  • Takeshi Seo (, 1940–1944), Japanese engineer, academic and professor
  • Takumichi Seo (), Japanese photographer
  • Takuya Seo (, born 1984), Japanese actor
  • Tatsuya Seo (, born 1960), Japanese motorboat racer
  • Tomomi Seo (), Japanese retired football player
  • Tomomi Seo (, born 1969), Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator
  • Tsukasa Seo (), Japanese light novelist
  • Yasutsugu Seo (), Japanese medical engineer, medical technologist and professor
  • Yutaka Seo (, 1916–1988), Japanese translator and academic

Written forms

Japanese

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 '
  • Hitomi Seo (瀬尾 仁美), a character in the Japanese film '
  • Kaoru Seo (瀬尾 香), a character in the Japanese manga series Sekirei
  • Ken'ichi Seo (瀬尾 謙一), a character in the Japanese TV drama '
  • Kenji Seo (瀬尾 健司), a character in the Japanese novel '
  • 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 '
  • Narumi Seo (瀬尾 é³´æµ·), a character in the Japanese mobile game '
  • Seo (瀬尾), a character in the Japanese TV drama '
  • Seo (瀬尾), a character in the Japanese film '
  • Shōji Seo (瀬尾彰二), a character in the Japanese animated film '
  • Naomi Seo (瀬尾 直美), a character in the Japanese adult game '
  • Ritsuko Seo (瀬尾 リツ子), a character in the Japanese TV drama '
  • RyÅ«ji Seo (瀬尾 竜二), a character in the Japanese TV drama '
  • Sayaka Seo (瀬尾 さやか), a character in the Japanese TV drama '
  • 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 '
  • 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 '
  • Yasumasa Seo (瀬尾 æ³°æ­£), a character in the Japanese TV drama '
  • YÅ«dai Seo (瀬尾 雄大), a character in the Japanese TV drama '
  • Yukako Seo (瀬尾 由加子), a character in the Japanese stage play KINSHU
  • YÅ«zō Seo (瀬尾 雄三), a character in the Japanese multimedia series '
  • 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 In-ho (서인호), a character in the South Korean TV drama Doctor Cha
  • 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-min (서정민), a character in the South Korean TV drama Doctor Cha
  • Seo Jung-woo (서정우), one of the main characters of the South Korean TV drama My Girl
  • Seo Kang-hoon (서강훈), a character in the South Korean TV drama DNA Lover
  • 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 Yi-rang (서이랑), a character in the South Korean TV drama Doctor Cha
  • Seo Yoo-ra (서유라), the main antagonist of the South Korean TV drama Gold Mask
  • Seo Ryang (서량), the main protagonist of the South Korean light novel and manhwa Chronicles of the Demon Faction

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