Go Family History
Go Name Meaning
Japanese (Gō): variously written; the most common form 郷 means ‘village’; another 江 means ‘inlet’. This surname is found in eastern Japan and on the Ryūkyūan island of Amami. If the name is Go with a short vowel it could be the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese name Wu . Chinese: alternative Teochew form of the surname 吴 see Wu This pronunciation is found in eastern Guangdong province from where some people migrated to Malaysia Thailand Singapore the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 伍 possibly based on its Teochew or Hokkien or Taiwanese pronunciation see Wu Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 高 possibly based on its Cantonese pronunciation see Gao Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 敖 possibly based on its Cantonese pronunciation see Ao . Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 郭 see Guo
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022