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Gu

in Massachusetts

There are 107 people with the last name "Gu" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Gu 6,495
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  1. is 6,491st most common Flammia
  2. is 6,492nd most common Gajewski
  3. is 6,493rd most common Goncalo
  4. is 6,494th most common Grout
  5. is 6,495th most common Gu
  6. is 6,496th most common Hartshorn
  7. is 6,497th most common Hatton
  8. is 6,498th most common Iacobucci
  9. is 6,499th most common Inacio

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gu

Hong, Jian, Ming, Yan, Feng, Hongcang, Ling, Quan, Sandie

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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