Do (surname)
Do is a surname of multiple origins.
Derivations
[edit]- Đỗ or Do, a Vietnamese surname
- Do (Korean: 도; Hanja: 陶, 都, or 道; MR: To), the romanization of the Korean surname
- According to the 2000 South Korean census, there were 54,779 people in 16,952 households with the surname spelled Do in Revised Romanization of Korean.[1] In a study based on a sample of applications for South Korean passports in 2007, 86.9% chose to spell it as Do, 9.7% as Doh, and 1.1% as Toh.[2]
- Do, Italian surname, from the Lombard name of Ono San Pietro [citation needed]
People
[edit]- Anh Do (born 1977), Vietnamese-Australian actor
- Cong Thanh Do (born 1959), Vietnamese American human rights activist
- Giovanni Do (c. 1617–c. 1656), Spanish painter
- Khoa Do (born 1979), Vietnamese-Australian actor
- Mattie Do, Lao film director
- Michelle Do (born 1983), American table tennis player
- Namkung Do (born 1982), South Korean football player
- Quinn Do (born 1975), American poker player
- Tristan Do (born 1993), Thai football player
- Yen Ngoc Do (1941–2006), Vietnamese-American newspaper publisher
- Do Dong-hyun (born 1993), South Korean footballer
- Do Hwa-Sung (born 1980), South Korean football player
- Do Ji-han (born 1991), South Korean actor
- Do Ji-won (born 1968), South Korean actress
- Do Jong-hwan (born 1955), South Korean poet and politician, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as of 2017
- Do Kum-bong (1930–2009), South Korean actress
- Do Kyung-soo (born 1993), also known as D.O., South Korean singer and actor, member of EXO
- Do Han-se (born 1997), South Korean rapper and singer, member of Victon
- Do Sang-woo (born 1987), South Korean actor
References
[edit]- ^ "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 58. Retrieved 4 September 2018.