Du (surname)
Du (Chinese: 杜; pinyin: Dù; Wade–Giles: Tu4) is a Chinese surname. The name is spelled Tu in Taiwan, in Hong Kong it is translated as To, in Macao it is spelled as Tou, the pronunciation of 杜 in Cantonese. The Vietnamese equivalent of the surname is Đỗ. It is the 129th surname in Hundred Family Surnames and is the 47th most popular surname in China. In 2019 it was the 42nd most common surname in Mainland China.[1]
 The Du surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Dù (Pinyin) Tō͘ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Qi (surname) |
| Meaning | birchleaf pear |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Du, Tu (Mandarin) To, Tou (Cantonese) Toh, Taw (Hokkien) Đỗ (Vietnamese) |
| Derivative(s) | Đỗ |
| See also | Fan |
 Du surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Dū (Pinyin) To͘ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Meaning | capital |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Du, Tu (Mandarin) Toh, Taw (Hokkien) |
Origin and Branches of Du (杜)
The ancestors of the Du family are known as the Tangdu. The Tangdu resided southeast of Xi'an in Shaanxi province. The Fan (范) and Du clans share a common ancestor. Some members of the Du (杜) family are the Tuoba (拓跋) family of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei. "Dugu" is the surname of Xianbei.
Meanings of Du (杜)
- The Chinese name of Pyrus betulifolia, a deciduous tree of the genus pear in the rosaceae.
- A verb: to stop; to prevent; to restrict[2]
Origin and Branches of Du (都)
Du (都) family originated from Ji (姬) family of Zheng (state), Mi (芈) family of Chu (state), Chen (陳/陈) family of Qi (state).
People with this name
Du
- Du Fu (杜甫) (712–770)
- Du Yan (杜淹) (d. 628)
- Du Yu (杜预) officer of the Jin Dynasty
- Du Ruhui (杜如晦) (585-630), nephew of Du Yan Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Du Mu (杜牧) a poet of the Tang dynasty
- Du Fuwei (杜伏威)
- Soon Ja Du, Korean-American shopkeeper convicted in the killing of Latasha Harlins
- Lady Du Qiu (杜秋娘) poetess during the Tang dynasty
- Du Wei (杜伟) (1968-2020), Chinese diplomat
Duh, Taw, To, Toh, Tu
- Woody Duh (杜紫軍), Vice Premier of the Republic of China (2016)
- Taw Sein Ko (杜成誥/杜成浩), Burma's first archaeologist
- Alex To (杜德偉/杜德伟), a singer from Hong Kong
- Johnnie To (杜琪峯/杜琪峰), a film director from Hong Kong
- Chapman To, an actor from Hong Kong
- Tu Cheng-sheng, Taiwanese politician
- Toh Chin Chye, (杜进才; 1921–2012), a prominent first generation political leader in Singapore
- Toh Aik Choon (杜亿春; 1927–1990), Singaporean shipbuilding industry businessman
- Sylvia Toh (杜白秋; born 1946/1947), Singaporean newspaper columnist
- Toh Wei Soong (杜维崧; born 1998), Singaporean swimmer
- Toh Ee Wei (杜依蔚; born 2000), Malaysian badminton player
都
It was found to be the 330th most common surname, shared by 140,060 people or 0.011% of the population, with the province with the most being Shandong.
- Du Mu (Ming dynasty), (Chinese: 都穆; 1459–1525) was a Chinese poet, scholar and art critic from Suzhou
- Ray Du English (Chinese: 阿滴英文) is a Taiwanese educational YouTube channel hosted by 2 siblings, one of whom is internet personality Ray Du (都省瑞)