Vũ or Võ (武) is a common Vietnamese surname[1] that, through genealogy records, has been present in Vietnam since the 9th century. Vũ is primarily used by Vietnamese who live in the north,[2] while Võ mostly is used by Vietnamese who live in the south (from Quảng Bình Province to the south), but not always strictly so, as either Võ or Vũ can be found north or south.
Vũ and Võ both refer to military service, the art of fighting, wrestling or judo,[3] as per meaning of 武.
Notable people with the surname Vũ or Võ
Academia
Võ Đình Tuấn – Vietnamese biochemist; professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry and director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for photonics at Duke University.
Vũ Hà Văn – Vietnamese mathematician and the Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics at Yale University.
Võ Tòng Xuân – Vietnamese agricultural expert and former university administrator, also known as Dr. Rice.
Thuy Vu – Vietnamese American journalist and news presenter.
Tom Vu – Vietnamese American poker player and former infomercial star.
Business
Vũ Quang Hội – Vietnamese billionaire businessman who is the chairman & CEO of Bitexco Group, one of the largest real estate developers in Vietnam.
Vũ Văn Tiền – Vietnamese businessman who serves as the CEO of Geleximco Group and holds board positions at multiple banks and corporations.
Military
Võ Tánh – Vietnamese 18th century military commander; general for the Nguyễn Dynasty.
Võ Nguyên Giáp – Vietnamese 20th century military commander who led North Vietnamese forces to victories in wars against Japan, France, the United States, and China; regarded as one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century.
Politics
Võ Chí Công – Communist party member and late 20th century President of Vietnam.
Hubert Vo – Vietnamese American Democratic politician.
Võ Văn Kiệt – late 20th century Prime Minister of Vietnam.
Võ Hồng Phúc – retired Vietnamese communist politician.
^Biggs, David Andrew (2018). Footprints of War: Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 207. ISBN9780295743875.
^Patrick, Hanks, ed. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2806. ISBN9780192527479 – via Google Books (preview).
^Giuōng, Phan văn; Hoà, Nguyễn Đình (2018). "vũ; võ". Tuttle Vietnamese-English Dictionary (2nd ed.). pp. PT974, PT965. ISBN9781462919062 – via Google Books (preview).
Surname list
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