Research report on the history and present situation of Gao surname

First, the distribution and migration of the high surname in history

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Gao was mainly active in North China, one of which was the late Warring States Period. After the destruction of Chu State, it passed through the land of wuyue, entered Chu State, and finally reached Hainan.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Gao's footprints have spread all over North China, Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia and the Central Plains.

The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was the heyday of Gao's family, and the most famous Bohai Gao's family was formed in Bohai Gang County.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, Gao mainly migrated to the north and northeast.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, due to the demise of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao was forced to emigrate to southern Shaanxi and western Shu.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Gao's main activity place was still north of the Yangtze River, but he continued to migrate to Sichuan and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

During the Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan Dynasties, Gao migrated to all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.

In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Gao entered Taiwan.

In the Song Dynasty (960- 1279), there were about 890,000 people surnamed Gao, accounting for 1. 15 of the national population, ranking first 15.

Anhui is a big province with high surname, accounting for 15.6 of the total population in China and 3. 1 of the total population in Anhui.

The distribution in China is mainly concentrated in Anhui, Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan and Sichuan provinces, accounting for 62% of the total population. Secondly, it is distributed in Shanxi, Hubei and Zhejiang, and the number of high surnames in these three provinces is 20.

The whole country is centered on Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi and Hebei, and the distribution zone of high surname is radial to the northeast, northwest and southeast.

During the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368- 1644), there were about 930,000 Gao surnames, accounting for 1 of the national population, and it was the 19 th surname in the Ming Dynasty.

During the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the net population growth rate was 20%, and the population with high surname basically did not increase, far below the national population growth rate.

In 600, the net increase rate of middle-aged and elderly population was 40,000.

Shandong is a big province with high surname, accounting for 18.8 of the total population of high surname.

The distribution in China is mainly concentrated in Shandong, Jiangsu (12.5) and Zhejiang (12.2), where the high surname accounts for about 44% of the total population. Secondly, it is distributed in Shanxi, Jiangxi, Gansu and Hebei, and the number of high surnames in these four provinces is 29.

During the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the overall distribution pattern of Gao surname changed greatly, and the population mainly migrated from the north to the southeast and northwest, especially to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shaanxi and Shanxi have re-formed three regions with large surnames.

Second, the population and distribution of contemporary high surnames

At present, the population with high surname has reached 1.452 million, which is the fifth largest surname in China, accounting for about 1.2 1 of the national population.

In the 600 years since the Ming Dynasty, the population of middle and high surnames has surged from 930,000 to 1.45 million, reaching 1.5 times.

The average population of the Ming Dynasty was close to 93 million, and the contemporary population was 65.438+0.2 billion, an increase of 654.38+0.3 times.

The growth rate of the population with high surname is higher than that of the whole country, and the growth rate of 1 000 population with high surname shows a "V" shape.

The distribution in China is mainly concentrated in Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, accounting for about 30% of the total population of Gao. Secondly, it is distributed in Hubei, Hebei, Henan, Sichuan and Guangdong, where 3 1 is concentrated.

Shandong is the largest province with a population of 14.6, accounting for 2.3% of the total population.

Bohai Bay and the eastern coastal areas have formed a high proportion of high surname areas.

In the past 600 years, the degree and direction of the migration of the population with the high surname have been very different from those in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, especially the migration direction from the east to Central China and North China has always been greater than that from the north to the south and east. At the same time, the migration to the southwest and south has become an important flow.

Third, the high surname county in history

1, Bohai County: a county built in the Western Han Dynasty.

This branch of the Gaos originated from Gaohong, the satrap of Bohai Sea in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

2. Yuyang County: The Warring States Yan will be expelled from Donghu County.

Named after the Yang of Fish and Water.

Through high concealment and high vision.

3. Guangling County: Han Dynasty.

This branch of Gao's family is after the great-grandson of Wu Danyang, the satrap of Gao Rui.

4. Henan County: It was changed from Han Dynasty to Sanchuan County in Qin Dynasty.

This branch of Gao started after Gao of Xianbei nationality.

5. Liaodong County: Donghu County built by Yan to repel during the Warring States Period.

After the eyes are high.