Surnames
The Sato Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Sato (佐藤) means "Fujiwara of Sa", from the wisteria character. The Japanese surname's origin in Shimotsuke, its Tohoku heartland and its American story.
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The Yamamoto Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Yamamoto (山本) means "base of the mountain". Explore the Japanese surname's meaning, western Japan homeland, related yama- names and its American history.
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The Nakamura Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Nakamura means "middle village" in Japanese. The surname's village origins, the kabuki stage-name lineages, US Census numbers and the Nakamuras in America.
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The Tanaka Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
The Tanaka surname means “middle of the rice field” in Japanese. Its kanji, the 1875 law that gave every family a name, and its Japanese American…
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