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Heo is a family name in Korea.

It is also often spelled as Hur or Huh, or less commonly as Her. In South Korea in 1985, out of a population of between roughly 40 and 45 million, there were approximately 264,000 people surnamed Heo. The name is also found in North Korea. The character used for the name (許) means to permit or advocate.

The Heos traditionally trace their ancestry to Queen Heo Hwang-ok, the wife of King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, one of ancient kingdoms in Korea. She bore ten sons, two of whom retained the Queen’s name. The Heos are traditionally considered distant kins of the Kims, who trace their ancestry to the other sons of King Suro.[1]

As with most other Korean family names, there are many Heo clans, including the Gimhae clan and the Yangchon clan. Each clan consists of individual Heo families. Even within each clan, people in different families are not necessarily related to each other. These distinctions are important, since Korean law used to prohibit intermarriage in the same clan, no matter how remote the relationship; now, however, only those in a relationship of second cousins or closer may not marry. [1]

As with other Korean family names, the Heo clans are distinguished by the place from which they claim to originate.[1]

People with the surname[edit]

  • Heo Hwang-ok – Queen of Geumgwan Gaya, clan ancestress
  • Ben Huh – South Korean-American internet entrepreneur
  • Heo Jun – b. 1546 Joseon-era court physician
  • Heo Nanseolheon – b. 1563, Joseon-era painter and poet
  • Heo Gyun – b. 1569, Joseon-era writer
  • Heo Im – b. 1570, Joseon-era physician
  • Heo Jeok – b. 1610, Prime Minister of South Korea during Joseon Dynasty
  • Heo Jeong – b. 1896, South Korean politician and Korean independence activist
  • Heo Jang-kang – b. 1925, South Korean actor
  • Huh Chin-kyu – b. 1940, South Korean businessman, founder and chairman of ILJIN Group
  • Huh Young-man – b. 1947, South Korean manhwa artist
  • Huh Kyung-young – b. 1947, South Korean politician, chief of the Democratic Republican Party
  • Huh Chang-soo – b. 1948, South Korean businessman, chairman of GS Group and FC Seoul
  • Hur Nam-sik – b. 1949, South Korean politician, 33rd, 34th,and 35th mayor of Busan city
  • Huh Jung-Moo – b. 1955, South Korean footballer and manager
  • Hur Jin-ho – b. 1963, South Korean film director
  • Young Soon Hue – b. 1963, South Korean ballet choreographer
  • Heo Joon-ho – b. 1965, South Korean actor
  • Hur Jae – b. 1965, South Korean basketball coach and former player
  • Heo Yong-mo – b. 1965, South Korean boxer
  • Aram Hur – b. 1971, South Korean educator
  • Heo Hyeon-seok – b. 1971, South Korean dancer and musician (better known as Hyun Jin-young)
  • Hur Seung-Wook – b. 1972, South Korean alpine skier
  • Robert K. Hur – b. 1973, Korean-American attorney
  • Hur Suk-ho – 1973, South Korean golfer
  • Huh Young-Sook – b. 1975, South Korean handball player
  • Huh Soon-Young – b. 1975, South Korean women’s handball player
  • Heo Sung-tae – b. 1977, South Korean actor
  • Heo Jae-Won – b. 1984, South Korean football player
  • Huh Gak – b. 1984, South Korean singer and winner of the second season of Superstar K
  • Heo Young-ho – b. 1986, South Korean professional Go player
  • Heo Young-saeng – b. 1986, South Korean singer and member of boy band SS501
  • Huh Yun-jin – b. 2001, South Korean-American singer and member of girl group Le Sserafim
  • Huh E-jae – b. 1987, South Korean actress
  • Heo Jun – b. 1988, South Korean foil fencer
  • M. J. Hur – b. 1989, South Korean golfer
  • Heo Sol-ji – b. 1989, South Korean singer and member of girl group EXID
  • Heo Ga-yoon – b. 1990, South Korean singer and member of girl group 4Minute
  • John Huh – b. 1990, American golfer
  • Heo Seung — b. 1991, South Korean rapper
  • Huh Chan-mi – b. 1992, South Korean singer, former member of co-ed group Co-Ed School and girl group F-ve Dolls
  • Heo Ung – b. 1993, South Korean basketball player
  • Heo Young-ji – b. 1994, South Korean singer, member of girl group Kara
  • Heo Hoon – b. 1995, South Korean professional basketball player
  • Hur Hyun-jun – b. 2000, South Korean singer and actor, former member of boy group The Boyz
  • Heo Jung-eun – b. 2007, South Korean actress

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