Yo Family History
Yo Name Meaning
Korean (Yŏ): there are two Chinese characters for this surname. Only one of them is used by a clan large enough to warrant treatment here. The Ŭryŏng Yŏ clan's founding ancestor is said to have been Yŏ Sŏn-jae a Song Chinese government officer who migrated from China to Koryŏ. Although members of the Yŏn clan can be found throughout the Korean peninsula they are concentrated in the Kyŏngsang provinces. Compare Yeo 2 and Yoh Chinese: Teochew Hokkien and Taiwanese form of the surnames 楊 (see Yang ) and 姚 (see Yao ). Chinese: variant of Yue and You .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022