Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>G>Gr-Gu>Gu>North Carolina

Gu

in North Carolina

There are 33 people with the last name "Gu" in North Carolina.

Add to web page

Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Gu 14,592
close
  1. is 14,588th most common Goodling
  2. is 14,589th most common Grandstaff
  3. is 14,590th most common Greenidge
  4. is 14,591st most common Greenough
  5. is 14,592nd most common Gu
  6. is 14,593rd most common Guay
  7. is 14,594th most common Gump
  8. is 14,595th most common Gustin
  9. is 14,596th most common Gutierez

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gu

Chun, Tao, Xiaohong, Bai, Ben, Chan, Chunzhi, Dennis, Grace

Meaning & History

Add to web page
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.

Recent Searches for "Gu" in North Carolina

Since November 2008
99

Most Popular Search

Chun Gu, NC (6 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement