Last name origins & meanings:
- Korean (Sŏ): although there are two Chinese
characters for the Sŏ surname, one of these is extremely rare and
can be discounted (there are only about two hundred people in Korea
who use this rare character). Some records indicate that the more
common character for Sŏ has as many as 165 clans, but only eleven
of them can be documented. The first recorded ancestor of the Sŏ
clans seems to be a Shilla figure named Sŏ Shin-il. According to
some legends, the rulers of the Old Chosŏn kingdom (died 194
bc) were driven from power by the Wiman Chosŏn and settled
in the Ich’ŏn area. The Sŏ clans are among the descendants of
these ancient rulers. About fifty percent of modern members of the
Sŏ clans live in the Kyŏngsang provinces or in Chŏlla South
province.
- Chinese:
a Cantonese form of Su
1. - Hungarian (Só): metonymic occupational name for
a salt seller or producer, from só ‘salt’.
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