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Guo (trad. 國, simp. 国) is a Chinese surname. It is Romanized as Kuo in Wade-Giles, Kok in Min Nan and Gwok in Cantonese. According to a 2013 study, it was the 339th most common name in China; it was shared by 171,000 people, or 0.013% of the population, being most popular in Shandong. It is the 354th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
It should not be confused with the much more common surname Guō (郭) (lit. 'city wall').
Origins
The surname Guo is claimed to derive from:
- descendants of Guo Ai (國哀), teacher of Yu the Great, first Xia dynasty king
- descendants of a noble family in the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC)
- Zi Guo (子國), style name of Fa, a prince in the state of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn period
Notable people
- Guo Yuan (Zini) (國淵, fl. AD 190s–210s), advisor to Cao Cao
- Guo Ai (國哀; d. 1428), concubine of the Xuande Emperor
- Guo Wei (国伟, born 1969), ice hockey player
- Guo Linyao (国林耀, born 1972), gymnast
References
- "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
- Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
- K. S. Tom. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- Rozkalns, Ugis. "ChinesePod". ChinesePod.
- "Guo Surname/Last Name: Meaning, Origin, Family History 2024". discover.23andme.com.