What does the prefix ご in this sentence mean?

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I'm aware that

ご家族は何人ですか

means how many people are in your family? But the ご how is used? What does mean?

It would be the same as

あなたの家族は何人ですか/家族は何人ですか?

Would these threads be of some help? https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/49073/9831 / https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/2111/9831 — Chocolate, Feb 28 '19 at 07:38

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 28 '19 at 09:43

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It's similar to the honorific お.

answered Feb 28 '19 at 09:43

hiroki

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 28 '19 at 04:53

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ご is used as a respected word. for example, if you are a questioner for a boss, you should use ご.

answered Feb 28 '19 at 04:53

user33118

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