Sun-woo, also spelled Seon-u, Sŏn-u, or Seon-woo, is a Korean surname and unisex given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n', particularly when used as a surname.
Surname
As a surname, Sun-woo is written with the hanja . Taewon Sunwoo clan is one of the Korean clans. The bon-gwan of the surname is Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. The 2000 South Korean census estimated that there were 3,560 people with this surname in South Korea, making it the second-most common two-syllable surname in the country.
People with this surname include: Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye, 1945), South Korean actress Sunwoo Hwi (1922–1986), South Korean writer Sunwoo Eun-sook (born 1959), South Korean actress Sunwoo Jae-duk (born 1962), South Korean actor Sunwoo Sun (born Jung Yoo-jin, 1975), South Korean actress Sonu Kyong-sun (born 1983), North Korean football defender Sunwoo Jung-a (born 1985), South Korean singer Yekwon Sunwoo (born 1989), South Korean pianist Brenda Paik Sunoo, American journalist of Korean descent Sonu Hyanghui, North Korean violinist, member of the Moranbong Band
Given name
As a given name, the meaning of Sun-woo differs based on the hanja used to write the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "seon" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this given name include:
Entertainers
Jang Sun-woo (born 1952), South Korean film director
Kim Seon-wu (born 1970), South Korean poet
Baro (singer) (born Cha Sun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer
Sportspeople
Sun-woo Kim (born 1977), South Korean male baseball pitcher (Korea Baseball Organization) Kim Sun-woo (footballer born 1983), South Korean male football forward (K-League Classic) Infiltration (gamer) (born Lee Seon-woo, 1985), South Korean professional electronic games player Kim Sun-woo (footballer born 1986), South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Challenge) Kim Sun-woo (footballer, born 1993), South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Classic) Kim Sun-woo (pentathlete) (born 1996), South Korean female modern pentathlete Kwon Sun-oo (born 1999), South Korean female snowboarder