Gao (surname)
Gao (Chinese: 高) is a Chinese family name. There are approximately 16 million living people with this surname. Some places, such as Taiwan, usually romanize this family name into Kao. In Hong Kong, it is romanized to Ko.
Romanization and pronunciation
Origin and branches
Not all the Gao surnames people are from the same tribes or vicinity. Various Gao surnames include:
- The most ancient Gao clan
- from Jiang (surname) (姜), a branch of Lu(盧:ro), He(河), Shen(申) of Jiang Ziya, Yandi
- from Lou(楼:Lu) clan of Xianbei at Northern Wei 380 AD, alike
- from Xianbei Go(高) family clan of Northern Qi 550 AD
- from Baipu (zh:百濮) people in west china
- from Xu(徐:Su:Se) clan at ad 500~,
- from Goguryeo Go(高) royal, tang dynasty gov take Goguryeo royal
- Go(顧:Gu, Go in korea) clan in Baekje, they disappear, perhaps transform to Go(高)
- Go(古:Gu, Go in korea) clan in past korea, they disappear, perhaps transform to Go(高)
- Go(高:髙) clan of Jejudo island at baekje age
- Go(固) clan, they disappear after fall of Baekje
- Go Yi(古爾:Gu Yi) clan in Baekje, they disappear after fall of Baekje
- clan name Go Yi(古爾) like title of Goi of Baekje, unknown a relation
List of person with the surname
Gao
- In affiliation with the Northern Qi Dynasty
- Gao Jianli, a Zhu player and friend of Jing Ke
- Gao Shun, one of Lü Bu's commanders
- Gao Yun (Northern Yan), emperor of the Northern Yan Dynasty
- Gao Yun (Northern Wei), official during the Northern Wei Dynasty
- Gao Jixing, a king of Jingnan
- Gao Jiong, official during the Sui Dynasty
- Gao Shilian, chancellor during the Tang Dynasty
- Gao Xianzhi, general during the Tang Dynasty of Korean descent
- Gao Qiu, character from Shui Hu Zhuan
- Gao Hong, pipa player and composer
- Gao Jun, Chinese-American table tennis player
- Gao Ling, Chinese badminton player
- Gao Song, Chinese figure skater
- Gao Shuying, Chinese pole vaulter
- Gao Xingjian, 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Gao Yisheng, creator of the Gao style of the Chinese Internal Martial Art of Baguazhang
- Gao Min (diver), Chinese diver
- Gao Min (cyclist), Chinese cyclist
- Gao Gang, Chinese Communist
- Gao Xie, calligraphist, painter, poet, writer, book collector
- Gao Xu, poet, writer, publisher, revolutionary
Kao
Cao
(This list is incomplete. You can improve it by adding additional names.)
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