Go (Korean name)

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Go (Korean name)
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Go
McCune-Reischauer Ko

Go, also variously romanized Ko, Koh, or Goh, is a common Korean family name. As of the 2000 South Korean census, there were 435,000 Kohs in South Korea, accounting for just under 1% of the population.

This name first appears in history as the surname borne by the rulers of Goguryeo. Its progenitor is Go Jumong, founder and King of Goguryeo.

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