Sato is the 1st common Japanese surname.
The surname Sato is said to have started with the gift of Kamatari Nakatomi (Mr. Fujiwara) from Emperor Tenchi, and the name of Sato by the descendant of Hidesato Fujiwara, Kinkiyo Saemonnojo.
When the Fujiwara family prospered, he called “Sa” the second role after the highest position in the official position of the imperial court.
There seems to be a meaning behind having “藤(Fuji)” in one’s surname.
藤(Fuji) is the name of a flower, so Wisteria. In a certain manga, it is described as a flower that keeps demons away, but the character for Fuji seems to have a different meaning. It is possible that ancestors who were related to the imperial court or nobility at the time, or who had achieved success under a different surname, were given surnames with the character for Fuji.
Ranking of Japanese American surnames (U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Survey)
Sato ranks fifth in this ranking.
| Surname | Kanji | Supplement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka | 田中 | 4th in Japan |
| 2 | Yamamoto | 山本 山元 | 8th in Japan |
| 3 | Nakamura | 中村 仲村 ・・・ | 7th in Japan |
| 4 | Watanabe | 渡辺 渡部 ・・・ | 6th in Japan |
| 5 | Sato | 佐藤 | 1st in Japan |
| 6 | Yamada | 山田 | 12th in Japan |
| 7 | Kimura | 木村 (written vertically) | 17th in Japan |
| 8 | Suzuki | 鈴木 鈴木 (written vertically) | 2nd in Japan |
| 9 | Kato | 加藤 | 10th in Japan |
| 10 | Yoshida | 吉田 | 11th in Japan |
| 11 | Takahashi | 高橋 | 3rd in Japan |
| 12 | Higa | 比嘉 | 1st in Okinawa, Japan |
| 13 | Kobayashi | 小林 | 9th in Japan |
| 14 | Nakano | 中野 仲野 ・・・ | 46th in Japan |
| 15 | Hayashi | 林 | 20th in Japan |
| 16 | Hashimoto | 橋本 | 24th in Japan |
| 17 | Saito | 斎藤 斉藤 ・・・ | 19th in Japan |
| 18 | Sasaki | 佐々木 | 13th in Japan |
| 19 | Mori | 森 毛利 ・・・ | 22th in Japan |
| 20 | Matsumoto | 松本 (written vertically) 松元 | 15th in Japan |
Changing the subject, there are foods that have the same sound but different intonation. Everyone loves them.
