Đỗ is a
Vietnamese family name. According to Lê Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 1.4 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname (2005).
[Lê Trung Hoa (2005). Họ và tên người Việt Nam, (Hà Nội), Việt Nam: NXB Khoa học Xã hội]
Origin
Story tells that , grandson of Thần Nông (
Shennong) when passing by
Nanling
The Nanling (), also known as the Wuling (), is a major mountain range in Southern China that separates the Pearl River Basin from the Yangtze Valley and serves as the dividing line between south and central subtropical zones. The main rang ...
, 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
Lạc Long Quân (Chữ Hán:貉龍君; "Dragon King of Lạc"; also called Sùng Lãm 崇纜) is a semi-mythical king of the Hồng Bàng dynasty of ancient Vietnam. Quân was the son of Kinh Dương Vương, the king of Xích Quỷ. He is the ...
.
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 Anarchy of the 12 Warlords ( vi, Loạn 12 sứ quân, Chữ Nôm: 亂𨑮𠄩使君; Sino-Vietnamese: ''Thập nhị sứ quân chi loạn'', Chữ Hán: 十二使君之亂), also the Period of the 12 Warlords, was a period of chaos and civ ...
.
Notable Đỗ
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Anh Do
Anh Do (born 2 June 1977) is a Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and painter.
He has appeared on Australian TV shows such as ''Thank God You're Here'' and ''Good News Week'', and was runner-up on ''Dancing with the Stars'' in ...
- Vietnamese Australian comedian/actor
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Đỗ Anh Vũ (1113–1158), official in the royal court of Lý Anh Tông, the sixth emperor of the Lý Dynasty
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Đỗ Cao Trí
Lieutenant General Đỗ Cao Trí (20 November 1929 – 23 February 1971) was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) known for his fighting prowess and flamboyant style. Trí started out in the French Army before transferring ...
(1929–1979), general in the
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April ...
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Đỗ Hoàng Điềm
Do Hoang Diem (Đỗ Hoàng Điềm, also known as Diem Do) is the current chairman of pro-democracy Việt Tân. He is a prominent leader in the Vietnamese democracy movement.
Early life and career
Do Hoang Diem graduated from the University ...
(born 1963), Vietnamese democracy advocate
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Khoa Do, Vietnamese Australian actor/director, younger brother of Anh Do
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Đỗ Mậu (1917–2002), general in the
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April ...
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Đỗ Minh Quân (born 1984), Vietnamese tennis player
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Đỗ Mười, 20th century politician
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Đỗ Nhuận (1922–1991), Vietnamese classical composer
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Đỗ Thanh Nhơn, 18th century military commander
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Đỗ Thị Hải Yến (born 1982), Vietnamese actress
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Đỗ Thị Minh (born 1988), Vietnamese volleyball player
See also
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Do (surname)
References
NHỮNG NGƯỜI HỌ ĐỖ 5000 NĂM TRƯỚC (People with surname Đỗ 5000 years ago)
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Vietnamese-language surnames
gan:杜姓
ru:Ду (фамилия)
vi:Đỗ
zh:杜姓