Where did the origin of Gao surname come from?

According to research, today's high surname mainly comes from five aspects. According to People's Republic of China (PRC) census statistics, the population with high surname ranks 15 in China.

First, after Emperor Yan, his surname was Jiang.

Originated from the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, according to the Book of the New Tang Dynasty and the genealogy of the Prime Minister, the son of the sixth Wen Gong was sealed in Gao (now northeast of Zouping, Shandong, now Yuxian, Henan) and called Gongzi Gao. Sun Zixi (single girls next to xi) is Xiaobai's good friend. He is Qi Xianggong's younger brother. Later, he was killed by Sun's ignorance, so he joined forces with other ministers to quell civil strife, so Sun's ignorance was killed and Sun's son was appointed Qi Henggong. After Huan Gong succeeded to the throne, in recognition of his contribution, he was allowed to take his grandfather's word as his surname and changed his surname to Gao. This surname is also recorded in Guang Yun.

Gao is one of the famous ministers of Qi, and generations have successively held the post of Shangqing. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, his descendant Sun Gaohong was appointed as the magistrate of Bohai County. After he took office, his family stayed in Tiao County (now Jingxian County, Hebei Province), and his descendants became famous one after another, further enriching the inheritance of their ancestors. As a result, when people talk about Gaoxing County, they all admire Bohai County.

Second, the surname is Huangdi.

According to legend, one of the sources of Gao's surname comes from Ji's surname after Duke Zhou of the Western Zhou Dynasty. According to historical records, Bo Qin, the son of Duke Zhou, was sealed in Lu State (now Qufu, Shandong Province) and passed on to Duke Hui of Lu. There was a son named Qi, who was called Gongzi Qi or Gongzi Gao in history. His son and grandson take the childe Qi Zi Gao as their surname.

Third, it originated from the descendants of ancient Gao Yuan.

"Shiben" contains: "The minister of the Yellow Emperor is lofty and serves as a palace." According to legend, Gao Yuan was the builder of the Yellow Emperor's tall buildings. According to some genealogical records, one of the sources of Gao's surname is descendants. Ancient buildings are famous for their height, and high-rise buildings are superb in skills. Later generations are proud of this, hence the name high.

Fourth, from Xianbei to Gao.

Legend has it that it came from the Murong Department of Xianbei during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. According to the Shu Wei, Murong He, the grandfather of Queen MuRongYun, one of the sixteen countries, was called Queen Zhuan Xu Levin, the tribal leader of ancient Huaxia nationality. So he took the name of the ancestor as his surname, and Mr. Murong changed his surname to Gao. Gao Yun reigned for three years. Since then, one of the descendants has taken Gao as his surname.

According to the Book of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the surname was Gao in the Northern Qi Dynasty. At that time, both Ann and Yuan were Xianbei people, and they changed their surnames to Yuan. Because of their achievements in Beiqi, he was named Gao, and later he became Gao.

Gao Longzhi, an important official in the Northern Qi Dynasty, whose real name was Xu, was renamed Gao because his father was raised by Gao and he was a friend of Gao Huan. Later he became a noble family.

In addition, it is said that there is a Gao family in the Tuoba Department of Xianbei, and Lou family should be Gao family.

Fifth, from South Korea, changed his surname to Gao.

According to legend, the surname and Lou from North Korea changed to Gao after they entered China. Tongzhi Genealogy records that "the feather is really high, and the Chu building is also high" and "the building should be a high family".

In the long historical development process, the surname Gao has formed the county names of Bohai (now Jingxian County, Hebei Province), Liaodong (now Yixian West, Liaoning Province), Guangling (now Yangzhou Northwest, Jiangsu Province), Henan (now Luoyang Northeast, Henan Province), Yuyang (now Miyun Southwest, Beijing) and (to be investigated), which are well known to the world.