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Gu

in Texas

There are 189 people with the last name "Gu" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Gu 9,057
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  1. is 9,053rd most common Endicott
  2. is 9,054th most common Essex
  3. is 9,055th most common Friedrichs
  4. is 9,056th most common Gagne
  5. is 9,057th most common Gu
  6. is 9,058th most common Gumm
  7. is 9,059th most common Huntsman
  8. is 9,060th most common Jarnagin
  9. is 9,061st most common Kays

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gu

Ying, Jun, Hong, Jian, Adalberto, Anita, Anthony, Bo

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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