Suzuki (surname)

Suzuki
鈴木
Origin
Language(s)Japanese
Meaning"the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures
Region of originJapan

Suzuki (written: 鈴木 lit. "bell wood", "bell tree" or "bud tree") is a Japanese surname. As of 2008, it is the second most common surname in Japan, after Satō, with 1.9 million people registered.[1] It is said to have been named by the Hozumi clan (穂積氏) in the Heian period (794-1185), after suzuki, which means "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures (also known as Kumano).[2] 鈴木 are ateji.

  1. ^ "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  2. ^ "「鈴木」さんの名字の由来、語源、分布。 - 日本姓氏語源辞典・人名力". 日本姓氏語源辞典 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-18.