Hello, Mr. Shimizu. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Shimizu, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.
This surname originated from place names containing the characters for “clear water” (清水) or “spring water” (志水) found throughout the country. It derives from the idea of a place where clear water or cold springs flow, and the name evolved from there.
There are also examples of place names derived from this: “Hodatsushimizu-cho” in Hakui District, Toyama Prefecture, was formed by the merger of the former Oshimizu-cho and the former Hodatsushimizu-cho. The former Oshimizu-cho, in turn, takes its name from a legend (Oshino-izumi) in which Kobo Daishi is said to have struck a rock with his staff, causing water to gush forth.
Japanese American Surname Ranking (U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Survey)
The estimated population in Japan is approximately 14,000 people, and it is a surname that can be read as “Shimizu.” In terms of prefectures, it is mainly found in Kumamoto, Hyogo, and Nagasaki, but is distributed nationwide. It is the 1,239th most common surname in Japan.
It ranks 26th among surnames of Americans living in Japan.
| 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 |
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| 26 | Shimizu |   |
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