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]

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 (Chinese: 谷牧; Wade–Giles: Ku Mu; September 1914 – November 6, 2009) was a Chinese revolutionary figure and politician

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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