Korean Surnames
고
高
How it's spelled in English
- Go(official)
- Ko
- Koh
Usual hanja
高 — high
Well-known clans (bongwan)
제주 고씨 · 장흥 고씨
A bongwan is the ancestral home of a clan — two Kims from different bongwan are different families.
Population
- 고(高) 471,396 people, 0.9% of the population
Statistics Korea, 2015 Population and Housing Census
About it
The Jeju Ko clan traces itself to one of the three legendary founders of Jeju Island.