'''du Toit''' is an Afrikaans surname of French origin, originally from François du Toit, a Huguenot who moved to South Africa in 1686.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} It translates as "of the roof". People with the surname include: *Alexander du Toit (1878–1948), South African geologist *Anri du Toit aka Yolandi Visser, South African musician *Braam du Toit (born 1981), South African composer *Christiaan du Toit (1901–1982), South African military commander *Daniel du Toit (1871–1959), South African astronomer *Dirk du Toit (1943–2009), South African politician *Elize du Toit (born 1981), South African born, British actress *Flooi du Toit (1869–1909), South African cricketer *Francois Jacobus du Toit (1897–1961), South African journalist and economist *Gaffie du Toit (born 1976), South African rugby union *Jacob Daniël du Toit (Totius, 1877–1953), South African poet and translator *Jané du Toit (born 1975), Namibian rugby union footballer *Lydia Lindeque (1916–1997), South African actor *Natalie du Toit (born 1984), South African swimmer *Nick du Toit, South African arms dealer *Paul du Toit (1965–2014), South African artist *Pieter-Steph du Toit (born 1992), South African rugby union player *Rachel Alida du Toit (1916–1997), South African actor *Sarel Petrus du Toit (1864–1930), Second Boer War Boer general *Simoné du Toit (born 1988), South African shot putter *Stephanus Jacobus du Toit (1847–1911), South African Afrikaans language pioneer *Wikus du Toit (born 1972), South African actor *Donald du Toit (born 1946), is a South African specialist general surgeon, and clinician
== See also == *Du Toit Mountains, Antarctica *Du Toits Peak, Western Cape, South Africa *Du Toit's torrent frog, ''Arthroleptides dutoiti'', species in the family Petropedetidae *57P/du Toit–Neujmin–Delporte, comet *Du Toitcrater, on Mars *''Dutoitia'', a genus of Devonian rhyniophyte, named after the South African geologist Alex du Toit
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Category:French-language surnames Category:Afrikaans-language surnames