Gǔ (surname) explained

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 (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

Notes and References

1. [Yuan Yida]
2. Book: Schmidt . Muhammad Wolfgang . Ancient Chinese Medical Texts On Acupuncture For Western Readers. . May 2016 . Disserta Verlag . 978-3959352888 . 419 . 2 July 2020.