Du (surname)


Du 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.

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 and Du clans share a common ancestor. Some members of the Du family are the Tuoba family of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei. "Dugu" is the surname of Xianbei.

Meanings of ''Du'' (杜)

Du family originated from Ji family of Zheng, Mi family of Chu, Chen family of Qi.

People with this name

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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.