Find out how popular the last name Guox is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Guox.

Guox, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Guox surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guox in America

Guox is the 116201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guox surname appeared 150 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Guox.

The history of the last name Guox

The surname GUOX originated in the Fujian province of southeastern China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It is derived from the Min Nan Chinese dialect word "gu-o̍h" which roughly translates to "ancient valley" or "old valley." This suggests the name may have originated as a place name for a particular valley settlement where the earliest bearers resided.

Records from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) show the GUOX surname appeared in local gazetteers and village records across several counties in Fujian, indicating it was an established surname among rural farming communities by that time. One of the earliest recorded individuals was Guox Jingyuan (1612-1681), a scholar and poet from Tong'an County who authored works on Confucian philosophy.

During the 18th century, the surname spread beyond Fujian as some GUOX families migrated to neighboring Guangdong province. A notable figure was Guox Zhiyong (1719-1788), a merchant and philanthropist from Chaozhou who funded the construction of schools and libraries in his hometown.

In the 19th century, Chinese emigration to Southeast Asia increased, and the GUOX surname can be found among early overseas Chinese communities. One example is Guox Bingwen (1838-1912), a successful businessman in British Malaya who helped establish one of the earliest Chinese temples in Kuala Lumpur.

As China opened up in the late 19th century, some GUOX individuals achieved prominence. This includes Guox Songtao (1818-1889), a Qing Dynasty diplomat who negotiated treaties with Western powers, and Guox Jiguang (1859-1935), a general during the Xinhai Revolution which overthrew imperial rule.

Throughout the 20th century, several GUOX descendants made contributions across various fields, such as Guox Xinshu (1892-1950), a renowned educator and founder of Xiamen University, and Guox Shoujing (1918-2014), a celebrated physicist and academic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guox

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Guox.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Guox was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Guox was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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