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.
Description of this work
The top row is in hiragana, the middle row shows two types of kanji, and the bottom row is in katakana—all written horizontally.
Classifica dei cognomi nippo-americani (indagine dell'Ufficio del Censimento degli Stati Uniti, 1990)
This ranks 45th in the list.
| Cognome | Kanji | Supplemento | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka |  |
4° in Giappone |
| 2 | Yamamoto |   |
8° in Giappone |
| 3 | Nakamura |   ・・・ |
7° in Giappone |
| 4 | Watanabe |   ・・・ |
6° in Giappone |
| 5 | Sato |  |
Primo in Giappone |
| 6 | Yamada |  |
12° in Giappone |
| 7 | Kimura |  (scritto in verticale) |
17° in Giappone |
| 8 | Suzuki |   (scritto in verticale) |
Secondo in Giappone |
| 9 | Kato |  |
10° in Giappone |
| 10 | Yoshida |  |
11° in Giappone |
| 11 | Takahashi |  |
3° in Giappone |
| 12 | Higa |  |
Primo posto a Okinawa , in Giappone. |
| 13 | Kobayashi |  |
9° in Giappone |
| 14 | Nakano |   ・・・ |
46° in Giappone |
| 15 | Hayashi |  |
20° posto in Giappone |
| 16 | Hashimoto |  |
24° in Giappone |
| 17 | Saito |   ・・・ |
19° in Giappone |
| 18 | Sasaki |  |
13° in Giappone |
| 19 | Mori |   ・・・ |
22° in Giappone |
| 20 | Matsumoto |  (scritto in verticale)  |
15° in Giappone |
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| 45 | Ogata |  |
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