How rare is the last name Gu?

9,087 people in the United States have the last name Gu, about 1 in 32,893. It ranks #3,807 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GU

#3,807

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,087
About
1 in 32,893
This common or more
55.4%
Who bears it

Of the 9,087 people with the last name Gu, 94.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander and 3% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gu

#3,805 Broyles · 9,101#3,806 Amaral · 9,093#3,808 Jerome · 9,086#3,809 Taggart · 9,085

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gu, most common first.

#1,133 Guy · 30,348#1,700 Guo · 20,672#21,548 Gue · 1,236#30,365 Gui · 824

Also a first name

As a first name, Gu ranks #38,294 of 53,615, with 201 people. See Gu as a first name

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