# Cho (Korean surname)

Cho (Korean: 조, also written as Jo) is a Korean family name, historically Royal family name in Korea. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730 people by this surname in South Korea, about 1% of the total population. The name may represent either of the Hanja 趙 or 曺.

## List of people with the surname
### Cho

* Alina Cho (born 1971), American journalist
* Arden Cho (born 1985), American actress
* Cho Byung-hwa (1921–2003), South Korean poet, critic and essayist
* Cho Byung-kuk (born 1981), South Korean footballer
* Cho Chi-hun (1920–1968), South Korean poet, critic, and activist
* Cho Chikun (born 1956), South Korean Go player
* David Yonggi Cho (1936–2021), South Korean Pentecostal Pastor
* Erica Cho, American artist
* Frank Cho (born 1971), Korean-American comic writer
* Cho Gi-seok (born 1992), South Korean photographer
* Cho Gue-sung (born 1998), South Korean professional footballer
* Henry Cho (born 1962), American stand-up comedian
* Cho Hun-hyun (born 1953), South Korean Go player
* Cho Hye-ri (stage name Wax, born 1972), South Korean singer
* Cho Hyun (born 1974), South Korean footballer
* Cho Hyun-doo (born 1973), South Korean footballer
* Cho Jae-hyun (born 1965), South Korean actor
* Cho Jae-jin (born 1981), retired South Korean footballer
* Cho Ja-young, (stage name Ah Young, born 1991), South Korean singer, member of girl group Dal Shabet
* Cho Jin-woong (born 1976), South Korean actor
* John Cho (born 1972), Korean-American actor
* Cho Ki-chon (1913–1951), North Korean poet
* Cho Ki-hyang (born 1963), South Korean former field hockey player
* Cho Ki-jung (1939–2007), South Korean potter
* Cho Kyoo-hong (born 1967), South Korean politician
* Cho Kyu-hyun (born 1988), South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior
* Liz Cho, American newscaster
* Cho Man-sik (1883–1950), Korean independence activist
* Margaret Cho (born 1968), American comedian
* Cho Mi-yeon (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of girl group (G)I-dle
* Cho Mina (born 1960), South Korean poet
* Cho Min-woo (born 1992), South Korean footballer
* Cho Myung-ik (stage name Mikey, born 1980), South Korean singer
* Cho Minhaeng (born 1965), South Korean scientist
* Cho Nam-chul (1923–2006), South Korean Go player
* Cho Nam-gi (also known as Zhao Nanqi, 1927–2018), Korean Chinese general
* Cho Joong-hoon (stage name Cho PD, born 1976), South Korean record producer and rapper
* Raymond Cho (politician) (born 1936), Korean-Canadian politician
* Sam Cho (born 1990), Korean-American politician and entrepreneur
* Seong-Jin Cho (born 1994), South Korean pianist
* Cho Seung-hee (born 1991), South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl groups F-ve Dolls and DIA
* Seung-hui Cho (1984–2007), South Korean mass murderer
* Cho Seung-woo (born 1980), South Korean actor
* Cho Seung-youn (stage name Woodz, born 1996), South Korean singer-songwriter
* Cho So-hyun (born 1988), South Korean professional footballer
* Cho Son-jin (born 1970), South Korean Go player
* Cho Soo-hyang (born 1991), South Korean actress
* Cho Sung-won (born 1971), South Korean basketball coach, former commentator, retired player
* SungWon Cho (born 1990), American YouTuber and voice actor
* Cho Tae-yul (born 1955), South Korean diplomat
* Cho Won-hee (born 1983), South Korean former footballer
* Cho Yeo-jeong (born 1981), South Korean actress
* Cho Yi-hyun (born 1999), South Korean actress
* Cho Yong-pil (born 1950), South Korean singer
* Cho Yoon-kyoung, South Korean interdisciplinary researcher
* Cho Yoon-sun (born 1966), South Korean lawyer, writer and politician
* Cho Yoon-jeong (born 1979), South Korean retired tennis player
* Cho Yoon-woo (born 1991), South Korean actor
* Cho Yongmee (born 1962), South Korean poet
* Cho Yu-min (born 1996), South Korean footballer
* Cho Zang-hee (born 1936), South Korean neuroscientist

### Jo

* Jo Bang-heon (stage name Tae Jin-ah, born 1953), South Korean trot singer and entertainer
* Jo Bo-ah (born 1991), South Korean actress
* Jo Byeong-kyu (born 1996), South Korean actor
* Jo Dong-hyuk (born 1977), South Korean actor
* Jo Gwang-il (born 1996), South Korean rapper and songwriter
* Jo Gwang-jo (1482–1520), Korean Neo-Confucian scholar
* Jo Han-chul (born 1973), South Korean actor
* Jo Hye-joo (born 1995), South Korean actress and model
* Jo Hyeon-woo (born 1991), South Korean footballer
* Jo Hyun-jae (born 1980), South Korean actor
* Jo In-sung (born 1981), South Korean actor
* Jo Jae-yoon (born 1974), South Korean actor
* Jo Jeong-rae (born 1943), South Korean novelist
* Jo Jin-ho (stage name Jinho, born 1992), South Korean singer, member of boy band Pentagon
* Jo Jin-kyu (born 1960), South Korean film director
* Jo Jung-chi (born 1978), South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
* Jo Jung-eun (born 1996), South Korean actress
* Jo Jung-min (born 1986), South Korean singer-songwriter
* Jo Jung-suk (born 1980), South Korean actor
* Jo Kwang-min (born 1995), South Korean actor, singer, rapper, member of boy band Boyfriend
* Jo Kwon (born 1989), South Korean singer and entertainer, member of boy band 2AM
* Jo Mi-hye (stage name Miryo, born 1981), South Korean rapper, member of girl group Brown Eyed Girls
* Jo Min-su (born 1965), South Korean actress
* Jo Myong-rok (1928–2010), North Korean military officer
* Jo Se-ho (born 1982), South Korean comedian
* Jo Seong-hyeon (stage name Eru, born 1983), American-born South Korean singer and actor
* Jo Shin-ae (born 1982), South Korean actress and model
* Jo Soo-min (born 1999), South Korean actress
* Jo Sumi (born 1962), South Korean coloratura soprano
* Jo Sung-ha (born 1966), South Korean actor
* Jo Sung-hee (born 1979), South Korean film director
* Jo Sung-mo (born 1977), South Korean singer
* Jo Sung-woo (stage name Code Kunst, born 1989), South Korean composer and music producer
* Jo Woo-chan (born 2005), South Korean rapper
* Jo Woo-ri (born 1992), South Korean actress
* Jo Yeon-hee (born 1977), South Korean actress
* Jo Yi-jin (born 1982), South Korean actress
* Jo Yong-in (better known as CoreJJ, born 1994), South Korean League of Legends player
* Jo Yoon-hee (born 1982), South Korean actress
* Jo Young-min (born 1995), South Korean actor, singer, member of boy band Boyfriend
* Jo Young-nam (born 1945), South Korean singer-songwriter
* Jo Yu-ri (born 2001), South Korean singer and actress
* Jo Yun-seo (born 1993), South Korean actress

### Chough

* Keumhee Carrière Chough, Korean-Canadian statistician
* Chough Pyung-ok (1894–1960), South Korean politician

### Fictional characters

* Amadeus Cho, a character in Marvel Comics
* Kimball Cho, a character in The Mentalist
* Dr. Isabel Cho, one of the four main protagonists in Dead Space: Aftermath
* Cho Cheol-gang, the main antagonist in Crash Landing on You
* Cho Sang-woo, a character in Squid Game
* Cho Hyun-ju,a character in Squid Game
* Jo Yi-seo, the female lead of Itaewon Class
* Teacher Jo, the secretary of the main antagonist in Sky Castle
* Jo Yeong and Jo Eun-sup, two characters in The King: Eternal Monarch