Surnames of Length 2

This is a list of surnames in which the length is 2.
usage
length
Đỗ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Du, from Sino-Vietnamese (đỗ).
Du Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "stop, prevent" or "birchleaf pear tree".
Ek Swedish
Means "oak" in Swedish.
He Chinese
From Chinese (), representing a southern pronunciation of the name of the ancient state of Han (see Han). After Han was destroyed by the state of Qin, those who resettled further south changed their name to this character in order to match the local pronunciation.
Ho Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Min Nan romanization of He.
Hu Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".
Im Korean
From Sino-Korean (im) meaning "forest", making it the Korean form of Lin, or (im) of uncertain meaning, making it the Korean form of Ren.
Jo Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul (see Cho).
Hungarian
Means "good" in Hungarian.
Ko Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Min Nan romanization of Gao.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Li 2, from Sino-Vietnamese (). This is the third most common surname in Vietnam.
Li 1 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "plum, plum tree". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Tang dynasty.
Li 2 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "black".
Lo Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Luo.
Lu 1 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "musical note" and also referring to the former state of Lu, which was situated in what is now Henan province.
Lu 2 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "rice bowl, black", also referring to an ancient minor territory in what is now Shandong province.
Ma Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "horse".
Ng 1 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wu 1.
Ng 2 Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan romanization of Huang.
Oh Korean
Korean form of Wu 1, from Sino-Korean (o).
Italian
Italian form of Rey 1.
Su Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "perilla", also referring to an ancient minor state called Su.
Vietnamese
Variant of used more often in southern Vietnam.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese ().
Wu 1 Chinese
From Chinese () referring to the ancient state of Wu, which was located in present-day Jiangsu province.
Wu 2 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "military, martial".
Wu 3 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hu.
Xu 1 Chinese
From Chinese () referring to the ancient state of Xu, which existed to the 6th century BC in what is now Jiangsu and Anhui. The character means "slowly, calmly".
Xu 2 Chinese
From Chinese () referring to the minor state of Xu, which existed to the 4th century BC in what is now Henan province. The character means "allow, permit".
Ye Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "leaf".
Yi Korean
Variant of Lee 2.
Yu 1 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "in, on, at". According to legend, King Wu of Zhou bestowed the realm of Yu to his second son, who subsequently adopted this as his surname.
Yu 2 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "surplus".
Yu 3 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "consent, approve".
Yu 4 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "concerned, anxious" and also referring to the ancient state of Yu, which was situated in what is now Shanxi province.