Tu (surname)
Tu is a Chinese surname, and the 279th family name in Hundred Family Surnames. Other Chinese surnames romanized include 涂, 凃, and 塗.
Từ is also the Vietnamese form of the surname 徐, romanized from Mandarin Chinese as Xú and from Cantonese as Tsui.
Origin
From one of the characters in the name of the ancient city of Zoutu. The legendary emperor Yellow Emperor used this city as a military base.People with the surname Tu
People with the surname Tu (屠)
- Tu Qihua, birth-name of the 20th century author Mei Zhi
- Tu Youyou, Chinese medical scientist, winner of the 2011 Lasker Award and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Tu Jida, aircraft designer, "father of the Chengdu J-7" fighter
People with the surname Tu (涂)
- Thor Chuan Leong, Malaysian professional snooker player
- Tu Mingjing, Chinese materials scientist
- Twu Shiing-jer, Taiwanese epidemiologist and mayor of Chiayi City
- Li Tu, Australian tennis player