How common is the surname Gu?

5,532 people in the United States had the surname Gu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,811 Americans. It ranked 6,183rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gu?

Eileen Gu, American-born Chinese freestyle skier (born 2003).

Where is the surname Gu most common?

Wikidata records people named Gu in the People's Republic of China.

Is the surname Gu getting more or less common?

More common. 3,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,532 in 2010, up 79%.

The surname Gu

A Chinese surname, carried by 5,532 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gu is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From either Mandarin 谷 (Gǔ) or 古 (Gǔ), from Chinese.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,532 people named Gu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,811 Americans. That is up 79% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,098.

#6,183

rank among US surnames

5,532

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+78.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,629)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,178	Petry	5,538	55,750
#6,179	Oberg	5,537	55,760
#6,180	Said	5,535	55,781
#6,183	Gu	5,532	55,811

Who is named Gu

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Gu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Gus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eileen Gu
American-born Chinese freestyle skier (born 2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Gu

Gu has the Soundex code G000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gu come from?: From either Mandarin 谷 (Gǔ) or 古 (Gǔ), from Chinese.
How common is the surname Gu?: 5,532 people in the United States had the surname Gu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,811 Americans. It ranked 6,183rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gu?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gu?: Eileen Gu, American-born Chinese freestyle skier (born 2003).
Where is the surname Gu most common?: Wikidata records people named Gu in the People's Republic of China.
Is the surname Gu getting more or less common?: More common. 3,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,532 in 2010, up 79%.
What are other spellings of Gu?: Ku.