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The 18th most common last name in China. The name Guo was record in ancient history. In Xia Dynasty, there was Guo Zhi and in Shang Dynasty, there was Guo Chong. Unfortunately, its not clear who were their ancestors. During Xi Zhou Dynasty, the brother of Zhou Wen Wang, Ji Zhong was awarded the Guo kingdom. Guo was a very weak kingdom and was close to being eliminated. Zhou Ping Wang (770-719 B.C.) wanted to award the Guo kingdom to Zheng Wu for his achievements. This resulted in the criticism of varies dukes led by the Chu Kingdom, who threatened to attack Zhou. Zhou Ping Wang was scared and awarded elsewhere to Zheng Wu Gong, and found the descendents of Ji Zhong and restored the kingdom for them. Since the last name "Guo" rhymes with the kingdom "Guo", descendents began to bear the last name Guo.
Hometown: Tai Yuan in Shanxi Province.
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