Nagata em 2 tipos: Kanji, Katakana e Hiragana

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

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

Origin of this surname

It is generally thought to derive from words meaning “endlessly spreading rice fields” or “long rice fields,” making it a relatively common surname widely distributed throughout Japan. This refers to the kanji in the lower row, “長田.” Some people pronounce this “Osada,” and there is a theory that the surname using the kanji in the upper row, “永田,” emerged to distinguish the pronunciation.
Particularly for surnames, both kanji forms seem to have been used interchangeably with the same meaning. They may have been formally distinguished when the family registry system was established.

Origin of this place name

• “Nagatacho” in Tokyo, where the Diet building and various ministries are located, derives from the Edo period when residences of the Nagata clan lined the area. This uses the kanji from the upper row, “永田”.
• “Nagata Shrine” in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, uses the kanji from the lower row, “長田”.

Descrição desta obra

The top row is in hiragana, the middle row shows two types of kanji, and the bottom row is in katakana—all written horizontally.
The kanji below can also be read as “Osada.”

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

This work ranks 48th in this ranking.

	Sobrenome	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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48	Nagata