Gu
According to Chinese records, this family traces its ancestral roots to the ancient Kingdom of Gu, which existed as a tributary kingdom during the Xia Dynasty (around 2200 B.C), in current-day Henan province. This Kingdom of Gu was destroyed when the Shang Dynasty overthrew the Xia Dynasty. The survivors of this kingdom adopted the name, and became the northern lineage of the family Gu.
The family name Gŭ (谷, meaning valley), came about when a noble family of the Zhou Dynasty was rewarded a fief in a valley area. The descendants of the family adopted the name to link their lineage to that history.
The family name Gŭ (古, meaning ancient), is extremely rare in China.
The family name Gŭ (骨, meaning bone), is even more rare.
The family name Gū (辜, meaning crime), is just as rare.
Notables
This is a list of famous people from Jiangsu:
- Gu Kaizhi (348 – 409), painter.