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| Region of origin | China |
Du (Chinese: 杜) is a Chinese family name. The name is spelled Tu in Taiwan. In Hong Kong it is translated as To, the pronunciation of 杜 in Cantonese. The Vietnamese surname Đỗ is represented by the same Chinese character (杜).
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Origin and Branch
Du ancestors are known as the Tangdu. The Tangdu resided south east of Xian in Shaanxi province. The Fan and Du clans share a common ancestor.
Notables
- Du Fu (杜甫)(712–770)
- Du Yan (杜淹) (d. 628)
- Du Ruhui (杜如晦) (585-630), nephew of Du Yan
- Du Mu (杜牧) a poet in the Tang dynasty
- Du Fuwei (杜伏威)
- Tu Cheng-sheng, Taiwanese politician
- Johnnie To, a Hong Kong Director
- Chapman To, a Hong Kong Actor
- Toh Chin Chye, (杜进才), a prominent first generation political leader in Singapore
- Soon Ja Du
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