# Cho (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cho/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Korean.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Korean |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 33,490 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,038 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,219 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (25,305 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Korean 조(趙) (Jo) and 조(曺) (Jo), or Cantonese 曹 (cou4).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cho in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cho in the United States and South Korea.

## People named Cho

- John Cho, American actor (born 1972)
- Arden Cho, American actress, singer, and model
- Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress (born 1968)
- Shin Ae, actress

## Similar surnames

Choi, Chu, Chow, Chao, Chou, Cha, Choe, Chi, Choy, Che, Choo, Cao.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.