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 徐. 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 徐 character.

As a Japanese surname, Seo is pronounced in two syllables ("se-o") and most frequently written as 瀬尾 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 妹尾 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.

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Korean surname

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 The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel
• 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

See also

• List of Korean surnames
• Xú
• Seno (disambiguation)

References