Du Family History
Du Name Meaning
Chinese : from the name of a state that existed
during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Shaanxi province). When the
second king of the Zhou dynasty, Cheng Wang (1115–1079 bc),
defeated the state of Tang in present-day Shaanxi province, he changed
its name to Du and granted it to a descendant of the model emperor
Yao. Descendants of the new ruler subsequently adopted the place name
as their surname.Chinese : from the names of two
princes of ancient territories, one from the state of Qi, and the
other from the state of Zhen.Vietnamese (D{us}):
unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Du Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Du families
 3 - 3  2 - 2 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Du families
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3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Du Family Origin
Du Immigration Information
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Du Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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