Ogata in 2 Typen Kanji, Katakana und Hiragana

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

Their origins seem to differ depending on the era and location.

Origin of this surname

Originating from Ogata-cho, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture. A place name recorded during the Nara period. It is said to have begun when Ōmiwa no Yoshiomi entered Ogata-go in 886 (Ninna 2), and his descendants took the name Ogata. This refers to the kanji “緒方” in the upper row.
Additionally, there appears to be a surname originating from the place name “Okata” in Mitsushima-cho, Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, which is pronounced “Okata”.
Furthermore, in Soe-na, Waki-cho, Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture, it is said the surname changed from “Ogata”. The kanji “尾形” in the lower row is thought to be the successor. Similar name changes appear to have occurred in other regions as well, with the Meiji era’s new surname policy being the presumed timeframe.

Beschreibung dieser Arbeit

The top row is in hiragana, the middle row shows two types of kanji, and the bottom row is in katakana—all written horizontally.

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

This ranks 45th in the list.

	Nachname	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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45	Ogata