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Gu

in California

There are 845 people with the last name "Gu" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Gu 3,230
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  1. is 3,226th most common Shipman
  2. is 3,227th most common Cunha
  3. is 3,228th most common Delosreyes
  4. is 3,229th most common Ely
  5. is 3,230th most common Gu
  6. is 3,231st most common Salguero
  7. is 3,232nd most common Diego
  8. is 3,233rd most common Mccurdy
  9. is 3,234th most common Phelan

Similar Names and Nicknames

Guy, Guo, Go, Ge, Gue, Gui, Ga, Gi, Gy, Gg

Most Common First Names for Gu

Wei, Jian, Xiao, Xin, Yu, Jin, Zhi, Ping

Meaning & History

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Gu

Chinese 顾: from the place name Gu. Records of the this surname go back to the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 BC), when there existed a state called Gu. Much later, during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC), there existed another state of Gu. Eventually, some descendants of the ruling class of both these areas adopted the place name as their surname.

Chinese 谷: from a word meaning ‘valley’. During the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC) there existed in the state of Qin a certain Viscount Fei Zi, a descendant of the legendary emperor Zhuan Xu of the 26th century BC. Viscount Fei Zi was granted the area Qin Valley, and his descendants later adopted the word gu ‘valley’, as their surname.

Chinese 古: from the name of the grandfather of the virtuous duke Wen Wang (1231–1135 BC), known as Gu Gong Tan Fu. The character for Gu, which also means ‘ancient’, was adopted by some of his descendants as a surname.

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