The Origin of the Mōri Clan Name.
A Sengoku daimyō and early modern daimyō. Their ancestor was Suemitsu, son of Ōe no Hiromoto, who resided in Mōri Manor in Sagami Province and adopted the Mōri name. In 1270, Tokichika inherited the position of jitō (land steward) of Yoshida Manor in Aki Province from his father, Tsunehisa (son of Suemitsu). Thereafter, the clan expanded its influence as a provincial lord. By the time of Motonari, they had grown into a Sengoku daimyo dominating the Chugoku region. Motonari’s grandson Terumoto served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, holding 1.12 million koku. After siding with the Western Army at the Battle of Sekigahara, his fief was reduced to Suo and Nagato provinces totaling 369,000 koku. Subsequently, they served as lords of Hagi Domain until the Meiji era.
Explanation of this Mōri calligraphy
La rangée du haut est en hiragana, la rangée du milieu en kanji et la rangée du bas en katakana, le tout écrit horizontalement.
Classement des noms de famille des Américains d'origine japonaise (Bureau du recensement des États-Unis, enquête de 1990)
This ranks 19th in the Japanese American surname rankings.
It is combined with the Mori(森) surname due to identical spelling.
| Nom de famille | Kanji | Supplément | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka |  |
4e au Japon |
| 2 | Yamamoto |   |
8e au Japon |
| 3 | Nakamura |   ・・・ |
7e au Japon |
| 4 | Watanabe |   ・・・ |
6e au Japon |
| 5 | Sato |  |
1er au Japon |
| 6 | Yamada |  |
12e au Japon |
| 7 | Kimura |  (écrit verticalement) |
17e au Japon |
| 8 | Suzuki |   (écrit verticalement) |
2e au Japon |
| 9 | Kato |  |
10e au Japon |
| 10 | Yoshida |  |
11e au Japon |
| 11 | Takahashi |  |
3e au Japon |
| 12 | Higa |  |
1er à Okinawa , au Japon |
| 13 | Kobayashi |  |
9e au Japon |
| 14 | Nakano |   ・・・ |
46e au Japon |
| 15 | Hayashi |  |
20e au Japon |
| 16 | Hashimoto |  |
24e au Japon |
| 17 | Saito |   ・・・ |
19e au Japon |
| 18 | Sasaki |  |
13e au Japon |
| 19 | Mori |   ・・・ |
22e au Japon |
| 20 | Matsumoto |  (écrit verticalement)  |
15e au Japon |
