My surname is Gao. My hometown is in Duobinglinzi Village, Yuhong District, Shenyang. My Han surname is Gao, and I have the banner of Xianghuangqi. What is my Manchu surname? Who are the ancestors?

[高] The earliest Chinese surname used by the Manchu people, the surname of Bohai State. The "Compilation of the Northern Alliance of Three Dynasties" written by the Song Dynasty records: The Jurchen surname "Nalan" means "Gao". Tao Zongyi of the Yuan Dynasty recorded in "Records of Nancun Stopping Farming" that the surname of the Jin people was Gao. According to the ancient Korean book "Records of the Li Dynasty", the Jurchen Ada in the north of Tieling has thousands of households in Gao Di, and their surname is Gao.

Old surnames include: Gualjia, Gaojia, Tongjia, Sakda, Hesheli, Guoluoluo, Gorgi, Shumuli, and Bayue The Tu family, the Guoerluosi family, the Nala family, as well as the Guoerjia family (Xibo family) and Gao family (Han family) who joined the Manchu people.

Among them, the Mongolian surnames include: Guoerluosi and Bayuetu. Among them, only Guoerluosi was affiliated with the Manchurian Xianghuang Banner, while Bayuetu was affiliated with the Mongolian Zhenglan Banner (such as Yunqiwei Batuli).

The Golluos family is a Mongolian surname divided from the Manchuria Banner. His clan has lived in Chahar for a long time.

[Wei Zhai Sang] A native of Xianghuang Banner. When Tiancong came back, he was appointed minister of Sanzhi and second-class captain of light vehicles. His son Bandi assumed the post and was appointed as the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister of Lifan Yuan. Ortui, the son of Weizhai Sang, was originally a third-class bodyguard; Sun Gemei was awarded the title of Cavalry Lieutenant for his merits and was appointed as an assistant leader; Gemei Zifo retained his title and was appointed as Yunhui envoy; in addition, Fu Shou, the grandson of Weizhai Sang, was appointed as the chief officer, and Fulu was appointed as the envoy. Zhongshu, Jueming Renbi Tie style.

PS: The above is the Guoerluosi family in the Manchu Eight Banners. Wei Zhaisang and Ban Di are both ministers of the bodyguard, and their official positions are not small, which shows that their status is not low. In addition, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Nezasakri also have this surname.

——"Eight Banners Manchu Clan Genealogy·Volume 67"