Hashimoto in Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana

The Hashimoto surname is distributed nationwide, with Fukushima Prefecture’s Miharu Town notably having 9% of its population bearing the surname. While Fukushima is the only prefecture ranking in the national top ten, the surname is found fairly evenly throughout Japan, excluding Kagoshima and Okinawa Prefectures.

Hello, Mr. Hashimoto. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Hashimoto, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.

The origin of “Hashimoto” (橋本) is a surname derived from the topography “at the foot of a bridge” (橋のたもと). It is thought that this place name arose from settlements near bridges or towns forming beside bridges as key transportation points, and later spread as a surname.

Some cases may originate from the Imperial line

The most famous Hashimoto family is the court noble Hashimoto family, who served the Imperial court for generations by playing the flute. They are a branch of the Saionji clan of the Northern Fujiwara lineage.

Explanation of this calligraphy by Hashimoto

The top row is in hiragana, the middle row in kanji, and the bottom row in katakana, all written horizontally.

Japanese American Surname Ranking (U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Survey)

This ranks 16th in the Japanese American surname rankings.

	Surname	Kanji	Supplement
1	Tanaka		4th in Japan
2	Yamamoto		8th in Japan
3	Nakamura	・・・	7th in Japan
4	Watanabe	・・・	6th in Japan
5	Sato		1st in Japan
6	Yamada		12th in Japan
7	Kimura	(written vertically)	17th in Japan
8	Suzuki	(written vertically)	2nd in Japan
9	Kato		10th in Japan
10	Yoshida		11th in Japan
11	Takahashi		3rd in Japan
12	Higa		1st in Okinawa, Japan
13	Kobayashi		9th in Japan
14	Nakano	・・・	46th in Japan
15	Hayashi		20th in Japan
16	Hashimoto		24th in Japan
17	Saito	・・・	19th in Japan
18	Sasaki		13th in Japan
19	Mori	・・・	22th in Japan
20	Matsumoto	(written vertically)	15th in Japan