Khoo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 邱 (Khu), mostly found in Malaysia.

Proper noun

Khoo (plural Khoos)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Khoo is the 31689^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 729 individuals. Khoo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Khoo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 299.

Anagrams

• Hook, OHKO, hook

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Coo

Etymology

From Hokkien 邱／丘 (Khu) or Cantonese 顧／顾 (gu³), via English Khoo. Doublet of Cu and Coo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈku/ [ˈku]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Khoo
• Homophones: Coo, Cu, cu

Proper noun

Khoo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien