Surname Overview
A Rare Surname
Gao is a relatively rare surname currently found among both Han and Bai people.
Gao Surname
Surname profileGao / Gao
Origins
Origin in the Ji-Clan Gao Lineage
The Gao surname is recorded as descending from King Wen of Zhou and sharing an origin with the Gao surname written 郜; 告 arose by removing the city radical from 郜, and both trace to the Ji clan.
Historical Records
Record in Xing Yuan
Xing Yuan also records that descendants of Gao Hou, a son of King Wen of Zhou in the Spring and Autumn period, bore 郜 and later changed it to 告 by removing the city radical.
Migration and Distribution
Modern Distribution
The Gao surname is found in Taiyuan and Changzhi in Shanxi, Wuhan and Zhongxiang in Hubei, Yima in Henan, Lushui in Yunnan, and Beijing.
Notable People
Gao Buhai
Gao Buhai, also known as Gaozi, studied under Mencius during the Warring States period.
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