# Du (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/du/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Chinese

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,566 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,690 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,807 people |
| Change since 2000 | +62% (4,670 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Du in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Du in China, the People's Republic of China, Australia and British Hong Kong.

## People named Du

- Du Shi, 1st century engineer, metallurgist and politician
- Du Wei, Ambassador of China to Israel, Ambassador of China to Ukraine
- Kenneth To, Australian swimmer (1992–2019)
- Chapman To, A well-known actor from Hong Kong who later moved to Taiwan and obtained Taiwanese citizen

## Similar surnames

Due, Duhe, Day, Do, Dye, Dow, Dewey, Dao, Doe, Dee, Dew, Dai.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.