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Đỗ is a Vietnamese family name. According to Lê Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 1.4 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname. The Chinese surname Du
Du (surname)
Du 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 equivalent surname is Đỗ....

 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
Shennong
Shennong , which names mean "Divine Farmer", but also known as the Emperor of the Five Grains , was a legendary ruler of China and culture hero reputed to have lived some 5,000 years ago...

 when passing by Nanling
Nanling
The Nanling are a group of mountain ranges of southern China, running through Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangdong province, and Hunan province....

, 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
Kinh Dương Vương
Kinh Dương Vương , according to the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Kinh Dương Vương ruled over Xích Quỷ and he was the father of Lạc Long Quân .At present, Kinh Dương Vương's tomb was located in the village of An Lữ, Thuận Thành...

, father of Lạc Long Quân
Lac Long Quan
Lạc Long Quân , according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, was the father of the Vietnamese people, and their first true king. Lạc Long Quân was the son and sole successor of Kinh Dương Vương , who ruled over Xích Quỷ...

.

Another person that many Vietnamese with this surname claim to be descended from is Đỗ Cảnh Thạc, a warlord during the 12 Lords Rebellion
The 12 Lords Rebellion
The 12 Lords Rebellion was a period of chaos and civil war in the history of Vietnam, from 966 to 968 AD during the Ngô Dynasty, due to a conflict of succession after the death of King Ngô Quyền.-History:...

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Notable Đỗ

  • Đỗ Thanh Nhơn, 18th century military commander.
  • Do Cao Tri
    Do Cao Tri
    Lieutenant General Đỗ Cao Trí was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam known for his fighting prowess and flamboyant style. Tri started out in the French Army before transferring to the Vietnamese National Army and the ARVN...

    , general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
    Army of the Republic of Vietnam
    The Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...

  • Do Mau
    Do Mau
    Brigadier General Ðỗ Mậu was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam best known for his roles as a recruiting strategist in both the 1963 coup that toppled President Ngo Dinh Diem and the 1964 coup led by General Nguyen Khanh that deposed the junta of General Duong Van Minh...

    , general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
    Army of the Republic of Vietnam
    The Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...

  • Đỗ Mười, 20th century politician.
  • Yen Ngoc Do
    Yen Ngoc Do
    Yen Ngoc Do was a Vietnamese American newspaper publisher; the founder of Nguoi Viet Daily News, the oldest and largest Vietnamese daily publication; and a founding father of Little Saigon in Orange County, California...

     (1941-2006), Vietnamese American newspaper publisher
  • Cong Thanh Do
    Cong Thanh Do
    Cong Thanh Do is a Vietnamese American human rights activist.Do emigrated from Vietnam to the US in 1982. He advocates a multi-party democratic system for Vietnam, and has been accused of plotting to overthrow the Vietnamese government. On 14 August 2006 he was arrested while on holiday in Phan...

     (born c. 1959), Vietnamese American human rights activist
  • Khoa Do
    Khoa Do
    Khoa Do , born 1979, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a film director, screenwriter, professional speaker and philanthropist who received the Young Australian of the Year Award in 2005. The Do family arrived in Sydney as Vietnamese refugees in 1980. His brother is the comedian Anh Do...

     (born 1979), Vietnamese Australian actor
  • Anh Do
    Anh Do
    Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney...

    (born 1977), Vietnamese Australian actor, elder brother of Khoa Do
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