Đỗ

Đỗ (Chữ Hán: 杜) is a Vietnamese family name. According to Lê Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 1.4 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname (2005).^[1]

Origin[]

Story tells that  [vi], grandson of Thần Nông (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 , 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[]

• Anh Do - Vietnamese Australian comedian/actor
• Đỗ Anh Vũ (1113–1158), official in the royal court of Lý Anh Tông, the sixth emperor of the Lý Dynasty
• Đỗ Cao Trí (1929–1979), general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Đỗ Hoàng Điềm (born 1963), Vietnamese democracy advocate
• Khoa Do, Vietnamese Australian actor/director, younger brother of Anh Do
• Đỗ Mậu (1917–2002), general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Đỗ Minh Quân (born 1984), Vietnamese tennis player
• Đỗ Mười, 20th century politician
• Đỗ Nhuận (1922–1991), Vietnamese classical composer
• Đỗ Thanh Nhơn, 18th century military commander
• Đỗ Thị Hải Yến (born 1982), Vietnamese actress
• Đỗ Thị Minh (born 1988), Vietnamese volleyball player

See also[]

• Do (surname)

References[]

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

Surname list

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