Bonjour Monsieur Saito. Voici une explication de l'origine du nom de famille Saito, porté par vos ancêtres et vos amis.
Its origin dates back to the Heian period when Fujiwara no Toshihito’s son, who was appointed as the head of the Saikyū (Sacred Palace Maiden) at Ise Shrine, adopted the name “Saito” by combining the “Sai” from ‘Saikyū’ and the “Fuji” from the Fujiwara clan.
Since the Saikyō-no-kami was from the Fujiwara clan, the original spelling used the traditional character “齋” (Sai). However, because “齋” was difficult to write, it was increasingly substituted with the alternative character “齊” (pronounced “Sei”). Consequently, the simplified characters ‘斎’ and “斉” became the standard forms.
This kanji form of Saito is the most common in Japan.
This kanji form of Saito is the most common in Japan.
Then, during the Meiji period, when registering in the family registry, even more misspellings emerged. It’s said there were as many as 85 different variations. Around the beginning of the Heisei era, when family registries were computerized in various regions, many people corrected their characters to the proper form. Even so, it seems about 20 different spellings still remain.
Explanation of this calligraphy of the surname Saito
La rangée du haut est en hiragana, la rangée du milieu en kanji et la rangée du bas en katakana, toutes écrites horizontalement.
Classement des noms de famille des Américains d'origine japonaise (Bureau du recensement des États-Unis, enquête de 1990)
This ranks 17th in the Japanese American rankings.
| 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 |
