# Koh (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,595 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,090 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 85,882 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (2,893 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘), Hokkien 高 (Ko), Hokkien 古 (Kó͘), Hokkien 辜 (Ko͘), Korean 고(高) (Ko) in McCune–Reischauer romanization., etc.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Koh 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) | 4.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 89% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Koh in the United States and Canada.

## People named Koh

- Jennifer Koh, American violinist
- Terence Koh, American artist (born 1977)
- Harold Hongju Koh, American lawyer

## Similar surnames

Ko, Koo, Koy, Key, Kay, Kee, Kaye, Kehoe, Kuo, Kao, Ku, Keo.

## 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.