Gǔ (surname)

Gǔ (谷) is a Chinese surname. According to a 2013 study it was 158th-most common surname in China, shared by 990,000 people or 0.075% of the population, with the province having the most people with the surname being Henan.[1] The literal meaning of the surname is "valley" or "gorge".[2]

For the Chinese surname meaning 'Ancient', see Gǔ (surname 古).

Notable people
  • Gu Kailai (谷开来 born 1958) is a Chinese former lawyer and businesswoman, wife of Bo Xilai
  • Gu Junshan (谷俊山; born 1956) is a former lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
  • Gu Mu (谷牧; 1914–2009) was a Chinese revolutionary figure and politician
  • Ku Cheng-ting (谷正鼎; 1903–1974) was a politician elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948; younger brother of Ku Cheng-kang
  • Ku Cheng-kang (谷正綱; 1902–1993) was a politician who served as Interior Minister of the Republic of China in 1950; older brother of Ku Cheng-ting
  • Eileen Gu Olympic skier born in the United States representing People's Republic of China in the 2022 Winter Olympics

References
  1. Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  2. Schmidt, Muhammad Wolfgang (May 2016). Ancient Chinese Medical Texts On Acupuncture For Western Readers. Disserta Verlag. p. 419. ISBN 978-3959352888. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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