Frequency: (937)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Chinese 高: from the name of the area of Gao in the state of Qi during the Western Zhou dynasty (1122-771 BC). A son of the royal family of Qi was granted the area of Gao, and subsequently his descendants adopted Gao as their surname.
GIVEN NAMES: Chinese 69%. Feng (17), Yan (11), Hong (10), Ming (10), Xiang (9), Wei (8), Chao (7), Yang (7), Hua (6), Yi (6), Jian (5), Ping (5), Min (4), Tian (3), Chang (2), Shen.
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