Du Surname

Surname Overview

A Rare Surname

Du, pronounced dù, is a relatively rare surname in current use among Han and Tujia people. It is included in the surname sections of Zheng Tongzhi and Xu Tongzhi.

Reference: 度姓_度姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Origins

Derived from an Office

One lineage derived its surname from an ancient official responsible for measures.

Reference: 度姓_度姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Zhuanxu and Chu Lineage

The Du Shang Stele traces the ancestry to Zhuanxu and the same clan as Chu, identifying this line with descendants of the Mi clan of Chu; another work gives the Xiong clan instead.

Reference: 度姓_度姓的来源和历史_百家姓

One of the Seven Bandun Surnames

During the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Du was one of the seven surnames of the Bandun people, who are identified as ancestors of the Tujia.

Reference: 度姓_度姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Present Distribution

The Du surname is found in Taiyuan, Yuncheng and Linfen in Shanxi; Tacheng in Xinjiang; Lichuan in Hubei; Lengshuijiang in Hunan; Guanyang in Guangxi; Tongjiang in Sichuan; and also Wen County in Henan, Fengcheng in Jiangxi, Xintai in Shandong, Huainan in Anhui, Taiwan and Guangzhou in Guangdong.

Reference: 度姓_度姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Notable People

Du Shang and Shanyang Junwang

Du Shang was a native of Hulu in Shanyang during the Eastern Han and successively served as General of the Household, Inspector of Jingzhou and Administrator of Liaodong. The surname’s junwang was Shanyang.

Reference: 度姓_度姓的来源和历史_百家姓