Đỗ

Đỗ is a Vietnamese family name. According to Lê Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 1.4 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname^[1]. The Chinese surname Du is represented by the same Chinese character (杜).

Do is the anglicized variation of the surname Đỗ.

Origin

Story tells that Đế Minh, grandson of Shennong when passing by Nanling, he met and married a fairy named Đỗ Quý (also known as Princess Đoan Trang , she was often referred as Do Quý Thị (Lady Quý of House of Đỗ)). She then gave birth to Tuc Lo, later became Kinh Dương Vương, father of Lạc Long Quân.

Another person that many Vietnamese with this surname claim to be descended from is Đỗ Cảnh Thạc, a warlord during the 12 Lords Rebellion.

Notable Đỗ

• Đỗ Thanh Nhơn, 18th century military commander.
• Do Cao Tri, general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Do Mau, general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Đỗ Mười, 20th century politician.
• Yen Ngoc Do (1941-2006), Vietnamese American newspaper publisher
• Cong Thanh Do (born c. 1959), Vietnamese American human rights activist
• Khoa Do (born 1979), Vietnamese Australian actor
• Anh Do (born 1977), Vietnamese Australian actor, elder brother of Khoa Do

See also

• Du (surname)

References

1. ^ Lê Trung Hoa (2005). Họ và tên người Việt Nam, Hà Nội, Việt Nam: NXB Khoa học Xã hội

• (Vietnamese) NHỮNG NGƯỜI HỌ ĐỖ 5000 NĂM TRƯỚC (People with surname Đỗ 5000 years ago)