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Yoo (Korean surname)

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Yoo, Yu or Ryu
Hangul
유 or 류
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu or Ryu
McCune–ReischauerYu or Ryu

Yoo or Yu, or sometimes Ryu or Ryoo, is the English transcription of several Korean surnames written as 유 or 류 in hangul. As of 2000, roughly a million people are surnamed Yoo in South Korea, making up approximately 2% of the population. Of those, the most common is Ryu (Hanja: 柳, Hangul: 류),[1] with more than six hundred thousand holders, whereas Yoo (Hanja: 兪, 余 Hangul: 유) accounts for about one hundred thousand.

The family name Yoo can be represented by any of the four hanja: 柳 (류), 劉, 兪 and 庾, each with a different meaning. In Korean, the characters 劉 and 柳 refer to 유 (Yoo) or 류 (Ryu) and are spelled as such because of the first initial sound rule (두음 법칙) in Korean, whereas the characters 兪 and 庾 refer only to 유 (Yoo). Some of these characters are used to write the Chinese surnames Liu (劉 or 柳) and Yu (兪，余).

Notable 柳 (Ryu) clans include the Munhwa Ryu clan and the Pungsan Ryu.

History

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In Korea, the Yoo lineage traces to the Xia, Han, and Joseon dynasties. Holders of the surname Yoo had a reputation for charity and diligence.

The largest Ryu (which is a separate clan from Yoo, but pronounced differently), the Munhwa Ryu,[2] was founded by a man named Ch’a Tal. Ch’a's fifth great-grandfather had been involved in an attempt to overthrow the Silla king. To avoid prosecution, the ancestor fled to Munhwa and changed his surname, first to that of his maternal grandmother, Yang, and then to Ryoo. Many years later, Ch’a Tal assisted Wang Kŏn to establish the Koryŏ Kingdom. Ch’a was recognized for his support and was rewarded accordingly. However, the historic claims that the Ch'a clans are derived from the same progenitor as Ryu Ch'a-dal have been disproven. The Munhwa Ryoo clan, along with the Andong Kwŏn clan, possess one of Korea's oldest clan genealogies. Only the character 柳 is commonly pronounced Ryu or Ryoo (류). (See Munhwa Ryoo) The surname "Ryu" comes from the character meaning willow tree. Hence, the lineage is also sometimes called "willow Ryu" (버들 류씨).

Notable people (historic)

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Notable people (contemporary)

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Arts and entertainment

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  • Aaron Yoo (born 1979), American actor
  • Yoo Ah-in (born 1986), South Korean actor, creative director, and gallerist
  • Yoo Ara (born 1992), South Korean actress and singer
  • Yoo Byung-jae (born 1988), South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter
  • Yoo Chae-yeong (1973–2014), South Korean actress, singer and radio host
  • Be'O (born Yoo Chan-wook, 2000), South Korean rapper and songwriter
  • Christine Yoo, American writer, director, producer and filmmaker
  • Yoo Da-in (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Dong-geun (born 1956), South Korean actor
  • Yoo Eun-mi (born 2004), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Eun-sook, South Korean voice actor
  • Yoo Gun-hyung (born 1979), South Korean record producer
  • Yoo Hae-jin (born 1970), South Korean actor
  • Yoo Hae-jung (born 2000) South Korean actress
  • Yoo Ha-na (born 1986), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Hee-jae (born 1994), South Korean singer and actor
  • Yoo Ho-jeong (born 1969), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Hwe-seung (born 1995), South Korean singer and musical theatre actor
  • Yoo Hye-ri (born 1964), South Korean actress
  • Hyun Young (born 1976), South Korean entertainer
  • Yoo In-na (born 1982), South Korean actress
  • Yoo In-soo (born 1998), South Korean actor
  • Yoo In-young (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Jae-ha (1962–1987), South Korean singer-songwriter
  • Yoo Jae-suk (born 1972), South Korean comedian, host and television personality
  • Jeongyeon (born Yoo Kyung-Wan, 1996), South Korean singer and member of girl group Twice
  • Yoo Je-won, South Korean television director
  • Yoo Je-yoon (born 1984), South Korean actor, model, and singer
  • Yoo Ji-tae (born 1976), South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter
  • Yoo Jun-sang (born 1969), South Korean actor and singer
  • Yoo Jung-hyun (born 1967), South Korean television personality and politician
  • Yoo Ki-hyun (born 1993), South Korean singer and member of boy band Monsta X
  • Yoo Min-kyu (born 1987), South Korean actor
  • Naul (singer) (born Yoo Na-ul, 1978), South Korean singer
  • Yoo Se-hyung (born 1992), South Korean actor
  • Yoo Se-rye (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Se-yoon (born 1980), South Korean comedian and television comedy show host
  • Yoo Seon-ho (born 2002), South Korean singer, actor and model
  • Yoo Seung-ho (born 1993), South Korean actor
  • Yoo Seung-jun (born 1976), South Korean-born American singer, rapper and actor
  • Gong Seung-yeon (born 1993), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Seung-woo (born 1997), South Korean musician
  • YooA (born Yoo Yeon-joo, 1995), South Korean singer and member of girl group Oh My Girl
  • Yoo So-young (born 1986), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Su-bin (born 1992), South Korean actor
  • U Sung-eun (born Yoo Sung-eun, 1989), South Korean singer
  • Yoo Yeon-jung (born 1999), South Korean singer and member of girl group Cosmic Girls
  • Yoo Yeon-mi (born 1999), South Korean actress
  • Ha Yeon-soo (born Yoo Yeon-so, 1990), South Korean actress
  • Yoo Young-jae (born 1994), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band B.A.P
  • Yoo Young-jin (born 1971), South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer
  • You Hee-yeol (born 1971), South Korean singer-songwriter
  • DPR Ian (born Christian Yu, 1990), Australian singer and rapper
  • Karina (South Korean singer) (born Yu Ji-min, 2000), South Korean singer and member of girl group Aespa
  • Yu Oh-seong (born 1966), South Korean actor
  • Ryoo Seung-bum (born 1980), South Korean actor
  • Ryoo Seung-wan (born 1973), South Korean director
  • Ryu Deok-hwan (born 1987), South Korean actor
  • Ryu Han-bi (born 2004), South Korean actress
  • Ryu Hwayoung (born 1993), South Korean actress and singer
  • Ryu Hye-rin (born 1984), South Korean actress and model
  • Ryu Hye-young (born 1991), South Korean actress and model
  • Ryu Hyo-young (born 1993), South Korean actress, model and rapper
  • Ryu Hyun-kyung (born 1983), South Korean actress
  • Ryu Jun-yeol (born 1986), South Korean actor
  • Ryu Kyung-soo (born 1992), South Korean actor
  • Deepflow (born Ryu Sang-gu, 1984), South Korean rapper and music producer
  • Ryu Se-ra (born 1987), South Korean singer
  • Ryu Seung-ryong (born 1970), South Korean actor
  • Ryu Seung-soo (born 1971), South Korean actor
  • Ryu Si-won (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer
  • Ryu Soo-young (born 1979), South Korean actor
  • Ryu Su-jeong (born 1997), South Korean singer and member of girl group Lovelyz
  • C Jamm (born Ryu Sung-min, 1993), South Korean rapper
  • Ryu Tae-joon (born 1971), South Korean actor and singer

Painters and sculptors

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Musicians

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Authors, illustrators, novelists, poets

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  • Yoo An-jin (born 1941), South Korean poet, essayist, and professor
  • Yoo Hyeonjong, South Korean novelist
  • Yoo Ja-hyo (born 1947), South Korean broadcaster and poet
  • Yoo Jae-yong (1936–2009), South Korean novelist
  • Yoo Juhyun (1921–1982), South Korean novelist
  • Yoo Yeong, (1917–2002) South Korean literary scholar, translator, and poet
  • David Yoo (born 1974), American writer
  • Miri Yu (born 1968), Zainichi Korean playwright, novelist, and essayist
  • Taeeun Yoo, South Korean picture book author and illustrator
  • Yoo Eun-Sil, South Korean author

Athletes

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Other

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Sports management

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Business

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Politics

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  • Yoo Chang-soon (1918–2010), South Korean politician
  • Yoo Eun-hae (born 1962), South Korean politician
  • Yoo Il-ho (born 1955), South Korean politician
  • Yoo Jae-geon (1937–2022), South Korean politician
  • Yoo Jin-ryong (born 1956), South Korean politician
  • Yoo Jeong-bok (born 1957), South Korean public servant and politician
  • Yoo Jung-ju (born 1975), South Korean politician and animator
  • Yoo Myung-hee (born 1967), South Korean politician
  • Yoo Nam-seok (born 1957), former President of the Constitutional Court of Korea
  • Yoo Sang-yeol (1940–2022), South Korean public official
  • Yoo Seong-min (born 1958), South Korean economist and politician
  • Yoo Song-hwa (born 1968), South Korean politician
  • Yu In-chon (born 1951), South Korean politician and actor
  • Rhyu Si-min (born 1959), South Korean politician
  • John Yoo (born 1967), South Korean-born American legal scholar and former politician

Military

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Modeling and pageantry

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  • Yoo Ye-bin (born 1992), South Korean beauty pageant titleholder
  • Jae Yoo (born 1989), South Korean model

Science and technology

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ A rank 19th with 603,084 people, KOSTAT (Korea National Statistical Office), 2000.
  2. ^ "버들 유(류)씨 60여만명 최다… '삼한갑족' 명성 이어와". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
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