Suzuki (surname)
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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.
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Language(s) | Japanese |
Meaning | "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures |
Region of origin | Japan |
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