To (surname) explained

To, Tô, and Tō are a group of surnames of East Asian origin, for each of which "To" (without any diacritical mark) is at least an occasional variant.

Tô is a Vietnamese surname (Chữ Nôm: Chinese: {{linktext|蘇) derived from the Chinese surname Su.

From Chinese 陶 (Tao):

• Tô, the Minnan romanization of the name
• To, the Cantonese romanization for the name
• Tō, the romanization of the Japanese surname Japanese: {{linktext|陶, which is derived from the (same Chinese) name

Individuals named To

• • Johnnie To (杜), a Hong Kong film director and producer
• Kenneth King Him To, an Australian and Hong Kong swimmer
• Marcus To, a Canadian comics artist
• Tô Hiến Thành, a famous governmental officer in the past of Vietnam

See also

• Tó, Portuguese nickname
• Tô, Vietnamese surname