Dou is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 竇 in traditional Chinese and 窦 in simplified Chinese. It is romanized Tou in Wade–Giles. Dou is listed 39th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 219th most common surname in China, shared by 380,000 people.
Notable people
Empress Dou (Wen) (died 135 BC), wife of Emperor Wen of Han and mother of Emperor Jing
Dou Ying (竇嬰; died 131 BC), Western Han general and chancellor
Dou Rong (竇融; 16 BC – 62 AD), Eastern Han general and minister
Dou Gu (died 88), Eastern Han general
Dou Xian (died 92), Eastern Han general
Empress Dou (Zhang) (died 97), wife of Emperor Zhang of Han, sister of Dou Xian
Dou Wu (died 168), Eastern Han official, father of Empress Dou Miao
Dou Miao (died 172), wife of Emperor Huan of Han
Dou Chong (竇衝; died 394?), Former Qin general
Empress Taimu (太穆皇后; 569–613), Tang dynasty empress, wife of Emperor Gaozu, and mother of Emperor Taizong
Dou Wei (died 618), Tang dynasty chancellor
Dou Jiande (573–621), Sui dynasty rebel leader
Dou Kang (died 621), Tang dynasty chancellor
Dou Dexuan (598–666), Tang dynasty chancellor
Empress Zhaocheng (昭成皇后; died 693), mother of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Dou Huaizhen (died 713), Tang dynasty chancellor
Dou Can (734–793), Tang dynasty chancellor
Dou Wentao (竇文濤; born 1967), Phoenix TV host
Dou Wei (born 1969), singer-songwriter
Shawn Dou or Dou Xiao (born 1988), Chinese-Canadian actor
Chunxia Dou (窦春霞), Chinese electrical engineering professor