Yoo (Korean name)
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See also: Munhwa Ryoo
| Yoo | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 유 also 류 |
| Hanja | 柳, 劉, 兪, 庾 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu also Ryu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu also Ryu |
Yoo (also often spelled Yu or Ryu), is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were about 1.04 million people by this name living in South Korea, making up roughly 2% of that country's population.
The surname "Yoo" can represent any of four hanja: 柳, 劉, 兪, and 庾. Of these the most common is 柳, with more than 600,000 holders in South Korea, whereas 兪 accounts for about 0.4 percent of the population at best.
Only the character 柳 is commonly pronounced Ryu or Ryoo (류). (see Munhwa Ryoo)
Notable clans include the Munhwa Ryoo and the Pungsan Ryoo.
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[edit] Notable individuals
[edit] Historic
- Ryoo Cha-dal
- Yoo Chang, founder of the "Myogeumdo" (劉) Yoos (sometimes known as the "Gangneung Yoo clan"), who was among the founders of the Joseon Dynasty.
- Yu Seong-won
- Yu Deuk-gong
- Yu Seong-ryong
- Yu Gwan-sun
- Il-han New
- Yu Kil-chun, of the Gigye Yoo clan originally from Pohang
[edit] Modern
- Yoo Chae-yeong, (born 1977) an actress and singer
- Yoo Chang-hyun, (born 1995) a member of Teen Top
- Yoo Dong-geun, an actor
- Yoo Jae-Seok, a TV presenter, the Host-in-chief of Muhan Dojeon
- Yoo Ji-tae, an actor and director
- Yoo Yong-sung, a badminton player
- Yoo Young-jin, a songwriter
- Yoo Sang-Chul, a soccer player
- Yoo Seung-ho, an actor
- Yoo Soo-Young (also known as "Shoo"), singer and actress
- Ryoo Soo-young (stage name), an actor
- Ryoo Ryong, a scientist
- Ryu Hwayoung, a member of T-ara
- Ryu Hyoyoung, a member of Co-Ed School
- Ryu Shikun, a professional Go player
- Ryu Shi-won, an actor and singer
- Ryu Jin (stage name), an actor
- Ryu Deok-hwan, an actor
- Ryu Seung-Min, a professional table tennis player
- Rhyu Si-min, 2007 presidential candidate of the UNDP Primary
- Jae Kuk Ryu, a professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Aaron Yoo, Korean-American actor
- Christopher Yoo, professor of Law, Communication, and Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- John Yoo, professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, best known for his work from 2001 to 2003 in the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel
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