Hello, Mr. Saito. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Saito, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.
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 riga superiore è in hiragana, la riga centrale in kanji e la riga inferiore in katakana, tutte scritte orizzontalmente.
Classifica dei cognomi nippo-americani (indagine dell'Ufficio del Censimento degli Stati Uniti, 1990)
This ranks 17th in the Japanese American rankings.
| 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 |
