Joo

See also: joo, joō, jo'o, jòò, jōō, Jōō, and jöö

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Korean 주 (ju).

Proper noun

Joo (plural Joos)

1. A surname from Korean.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Joo is the 10324^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3121 individuals. Joo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.0%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Noun

Joo (plural Jooz)

1. (humorous) Informal form of Jew.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Joo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 255.