Gǔn Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Gun (Gǔn) is a relatively rare surname found among both Han and Miao people. It is included in Xinbian Qianjiaxing.

Reference: 滚姓_滚姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

The origins of the Gun surname are multiple. The recorded explanations include a change from the Gun/衮 surname and a Miao tradition connecting the surname with the migration experiences of ancestors.

Reference: 滚姓_滚姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Miao Registration Record

Rongshui Historical and Cultural Materials records that Miao people generally began using surnames in the late Qing period; some surnames were registered as Gun after errors in transcribing names and were then retained.

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Migration and Distribution

Distribution and Migration

The Gun surname is mainly distributed in Hongshui, Gongdong, and Dongtou in Rongshui, Guangxi, and is also found in Sanjiang, Liucheng, and Mengshan, as well as places such as Liping, Guizhou. In Gaowen Village, ancestors bearing the surname are said to have migrated from Guizhou more than 500 years ago.

Reference: "您贵姓?" "滚!" 这个村一半人都是这个姓→_高文_滚姓_融水

Gaowen Village Community

In Gaowen Village, Hongshui Township, Rongshui, residents with the Gun surname make up more than half the population. In 2021, there were over 520 Gun-surname households and more than 2,400 residents.

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Research Notes

Limits of Historical Evidence

The Gun-surname community in Gaowen Village has no genealogy, so its specific origin cannot be established. The account that its ancestors migrated from Guizhou is transmitted through village elders.

Reference: "您贵姓?" "滚!" 这个村一半人都是这个姓→_高文_滚姓_融水