Du (surname)
 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) |
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. However, when diacritics are dropped, it can also be from the Vietnamese surnames Dư 余 or Dũ 俞 (Chinese equivalent is both Yu). It is the 129th surname in Hundred Family Surnames and is the 42nd most common surname in Mainland China as of 2020.[1]
Origin and Branches of Du (杜)[edit]
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)[edit]
- 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]
People with this name[edit]
Du[edit]
- Du Fu (杜甫) (712–770), Tang dynasty poet, considered one of China's greatest
- Du Yu (杜預) (222–285), Jin dynasty classicist, wrote an influential commentary to the Zuozhuan
- Du Ji (杜畿) (d. 224), Cao Wei official, grandfather of Du Yu
- Du Mu (杜牧) (803–852), Tang dynasty poet
- Lady Du Qiu (杜秋娘) (fl. 807–831), Tang dynasty poet
- Du Ruhui (杜如晦) (585–630), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Du Yan (杜淹) (d. 628), Tang dynasty chancellor, uncle of Du Ruhui
- Du Fuwei (杜伏威) (d. 624), Sui dynasty military leader
- Du Hong (杜洪) (d. 905), late Tang dynasty warlord
- Du Wei (杜伟) (1968–2020), Chinese diplomat
- Soon Ja Du, Korean-American shopkeeper convicted in the killing of Latasha Harlins
- Junping Du (杜军平), Chinese computer scientist
Duh, Taw, To, Toh, Tu[edit]
- 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
- Loring W. Tu, Taiwanese-American mathematician
- 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[edit]
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)
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