Japanese last names ending in -tō / -dō
27 surnames built on 藤, wisteria, with their meanings.
27 surnames built on 藤, wisteria, with their meanings.
The kanji 藤 means wisteria. At the end of a surname it is read tō or dō, depending on the sound before it. Like most Japanese surnames, names ending in it describe where a family lived. Itō (伊藤) is 伊 (used for its sound + 藤 wisteria; Satō (佐藤) is 佐 to help + 藤 wisteria; Katō (加藤) is 加 to add + 藤 wisteria.
The list is ordered by how many notable people on Wikidata share each surname, so the most familiar names come first. Surnames from Japan's 100 most common are linked to their own pages.
| Kanji | Name | Meaning | Notable people |
|---|---|---|---|
| 伊藤 | Itō | (used for its sound + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 佐藤 | Satō | to help + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 加藤 | Katō | to add + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 斉藤 | Saitō | equal + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 斎藤 | Saitō | purification + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 後藤 | Gotō | behind + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 近藤 | Kondō | near + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 遠藤 | Endō | far + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 安藤 | Andō | peace + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 工藤 | Kudō | craft + wisteria | Top 100 surname |
| 齊藤 | Saitō | alike; equal + wisteria | 93 |
| 進藤 | Shindō | to advance + wisteria | 21 |
| 新藤 | Shindō | new + wisteria | 19 |
| 権藤 | Gondō | authority + wisteria | 13 |
| 五藤 | Gotō | five + wisteria | 12 |
| 須藤 | Sutō | necessary + wisteria | 11 |
| 羽藤 | Hatō | feather + wisteria | 6 |
| 木藤 | Kitō | tree + wisteria | 5 |
| 周藤 | Sutō | around + wisteria | 5 |
| 兵藤 | Hyōdō | soldier + wisteria | 5 |
| 左藤 | Satō | left + wisteria | 5 |
| 才藤 | Saitō | genius; years old + wisteria | 4 |
| 清藤 | Shindō | pure + wisteria | 3 |
| 皆藤 | Kaitō | all; everything + wisteria | 3 |
| 有藤 | Aritō | to have + wisteria | 3 |
| 御藤 | Mitō | honorable; manipulate + wisteria | 3 |
| 篠藤 | Shinotō | bamboo grass + wisteria | 3 |
Surnames and counts: Wikidata (CC0) and the Meiji Yasuda 2008 surname survey.