Gu (surname)

Gu or Koo

The character 顧 is in red, from the tomb of Gu Yanwu
Language(s)	Chinese and Korean
Origin
Region of origin	China

Gu (simplified Chinese: 顾; traditional Chinese: 顧; pinyin: Gù) is a Chinese family name. Some places such as South Korea, and early immigrants from Wu-speaking region in China usually romanize this family name as Koo or Ku. It is the 93rd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[1]

The family name Gù (simplified Chinese: 顾; traditional Chinese: 顧; lit. 'to care for') is the most common pronounced "Gu", as well as the only one pronounced "Gù" (Mandarin 4th tone) and is ranked #88 on the list of top Chinese family names, according to the 2006 Chinese census (excluding Taiwan).^{[citation needed]}