Nathu (name)

Nathu (Hindustani नत्थू, نتھو, also rendered Nathoo) is a Gujarati name.

Origin and demography
The name is borne by both Hindus and Muslims, as both a given name and as a surname. It is judged by the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland to be of 'unexplained' origin. As of about 2016, 155 people bore the name as a surname in the spelling Nathoo and 63 in the spelling Nathu in Great Britain, and none in Ireland.

As a given name

 * Nathoo, long-lost son of Messua in The Jungle Book.
 * Nathu Dhobi, Punjabi freedom-fighter
 * Nathu Khan (1920–1971), Pakistani sarangi player
 * Nathu Singh (cricketer) (born 1995), Indian cricketer
 * Nathu Singh Gurjar (born 1951), Indian politician
 * Nathu Singh Rathore (1900–?), Indian Army officer

As a surname

 * Anup Nathu (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer