Gé Surname

Surname Overview

Overview

Ge is a currently uncommon Han Chinese surname and is still found in several places.

Reference: 阁姓_阁姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

The recorded origin accounts include a Zhou-period palace gatekeeper responsible for stopping and closing doors, called ge, whose title later became a surname; descendants of the Nanzhao king Geluofeng may also have adopted Ge; and the Song offices of Ge duwei and Gemen shi may have generated the surname.

Reference: 阁姓_阁姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

The Zheng Tongzhi, in its Genealogical Clans section, records the Ge surname and mentions Ge Funu, a Tang deputy official of Qiaokou Town in Tanzhou; Ge Funu said that his ancestral origin was in Hebei.

Reference: 阁姓_阁姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies

The recorded commanderies associated with the Ge surname are Zhao Commandery, Henan, and Hebei.

Reference: 阁姓_阁姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Distribution

The Ge surname is found in Songjiang of Shanghai, Wuqing of Tianjin, Jingxian and Xinji of Hebei, Yutai and Pingdu of Shandong, Taiyuan of Shanxi, and Laohekou of Hubei; it is also recorded in Laoting of Hebei, Zhongxiang of Hubei, and Yilan, Taiwan.

Reference: 阁姓_阁姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Historical Figures

In the Tang dynasty, Ge Funu served as deputy official of Qiaokou Town in Tanzhou; in the Song dynasty, Ge Zhi served as magistrate of Qushan County in Haizhou, Huai dong Circuit.

Reference: 阁姓_阁姓的来源和历史_百家姓