Satō
| Language(s) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Fujiwara (藤原) of Saemon-no-jō (左衛門尉),[1] Fujiwara of Sano (佐野), Fujiwara from Sado (佐渡), etc. |
| Region of origin | Japan |
Satō (佐藤) is the most common Japanese surname,[2] it is often romanized as Sato, Satoh, or Satou. It is pronounced as "satoː". Notable people with the surname include:
Historical
- Satō Sankichi (1857–1947), Japanese surgeon
- Satō Tetsutarō (1866–1942), Japanese admiral and military theorist
- Naotake Satō (1882–1971), Japanese diplomat and politician
- Kennosuke Sato (1891–1967), Japanese journalist
- Kōtoku Satō (1893–1959), commanded the 31st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) in Operation U-Go
- Tomiko Satō (1893–1994), common-law wife of the Chinese Communist scholar and poet Guo Moruo
- Nobusuke Kishi (1896–1987), born Nobusuke Sato, former Prime Minister of Japan
- Chiyako Sato (1897–1968), Japanese singer
- Eisaku Satō (1901–1975), Japanese prime minister
- Kōji Satō (photographer) (1911–1955)
- Tadashi Sato (1923–2005), American/Hawaiian artist
- Gordon H. Sato (1927-2017), American cell biologist and environmentalist
- Akira Satō (photographer) (1930–2002), Japanese photographer
- Jackie Sato (1957–1999), Japanese professional wrestler
- Yukiko Okada (1967–1986), born Kayo Sato, Japanese idol singer
- Ikio Sato (1902–1945), Japanese Herpetologist and Native of Hiroshima, and one of the victims of the Hiroshima Nuclear Strike on August 6, 1945.
Present
- Amahito Satō (born 1988), Japanese Shōgi player
- Amina Satō (born 1990), Japanese idol singer (AKB48), actress
- Chara (singer) (born 1968), born Miwa Sato
- Dick Togo (born 1973), professional wrestler who uses the ring name "Shigeki Sato"
- Dai Satō (born 1969), Japanese screenwriter and musician
- Dai Sato (born 1971), Japanese footballer
- Eric Sato (born 1966), American volleyball player
- Garret T. Sato, American actor
- G.G. Sato (born 1978), Japanese baseball player
- Hikaru Sato (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
- Hisato Satō (born 1982), Japanese soccer player
- Hisayoshi Sato (born 1987), Japanese swimmer
- Junichi Sato (born 1960), Japanese anime director
- Junya Satō (born 1932), Japanese film director
- Katsuaki Satō (born 1946), Japanese founder of Odo Satojuku karate
- Kayo Satoh (born 1988), Japanese model
- Kentaro Sato (born 1981), Japanese composer and conductor
- Kōichi Satō (born 1986), Japanese footballer
- Kōichi Satō (born 1960), Japanese actor
- Koji Sato (politician) (born 1959)
- Liane Sato (born 1964), American volleyball player
- Mamoru Sato (born 1937), American modernist sculptor
- Masaki Sato (born 1999), Japanese idol singer (Morning Musume)
- Megumi Sato (athlete) (born 1966), Japanese high jumper
- Michiro Sato (born 1967), avant-garde composer, singer, synthesizer player, and member of rock band Factor
- Mikio Sato (born 1928), mathematician, known for Sato-Tate conjecture
- Naoki Satō (born 1970), Japanese composer
- Natsuki Sato (born 1990), Japanese idol singer (AKB48), actress
- O. K. Sato (died 1921), juggler
- Romain Sato (born 1981), Central African basketball player
- Rika Sato (born 1987), Japanese actress
- Rina Satō (born 1981), Japanese voice actress
- Rumina Sato (born 1973), professional mixed martial artist
- Ryuzo Sato (born 1931), Japanese economist
- Shinich Sato (born 1966), aka Michael Shinichi Latimer
- Sabrina Sato (born 1981), Brazilian model
- Satomi Satō (born 1986), Japanese voice actress
- Shigeki Sato (born 1959), politician
- Shōji Satō (born 1982), badminton athlete
- Shōri Satō (born 1996), member of the j-pop group Sexy Zone
- Sumire Satō (born 1993), Japanese idol singer (AKB48), actress
- Tadanobu Sato, actor, a.k.a. Tadanobu Asano
- Takeru Satoh (born 1989), actor
- Takuma Sato (born 1977), racing car driver
- Tenpei Sato, video game composer
- Yuki Sato, actor (born 1984), a.k.a. Tomohito Sato
- Toyohiko Satoh (born 1943), lutenist
- Yuka Sato (born 1973), Japanese Olympic figure skater
- Shinya Sato (born 1978), Japanese football player for Giravanz Kitakyushu
- Tomoaki Satoh (born 1978), Japanese professional baseball player
- Yoshiyuki Sato (born 1975), Japanese ski mountaineer
Fictional characters
- Ayano Sato, character from High School Girls
- Asami Sato, character from Avatar: The Legend of Korra
- Bruce Sato, from the toy franchise and cartoon M.A.S.K.
- Hoshi Sato, character from Star Trek: Enterprise
- Hiroshi Sato, character from Avatar: The Legend of Korra
- Inoue Sato, character from The Lost Symbol
- Katsumi Sato, minor character from Yu Yu Hakusho
- Kenta Satou, character from Kocchi Muite! Miiko
- Kouji Satou, minor character from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Lilly Satou, major character from Katawa Shoujo
- Mako Sato, character from Initial D
- Masao Sato (Max), character from Crayon Shin-chan
- Masashi Sato, character from To Heart
- Mina Sato, character from Doubt!!
- Miwako Sato, character from Case Closed
- Natsumi Sato, minor character from Jiraishin a.k.a. Ice Blade
- Shigeki Satō, character from Whistle!
- Sei Sato, character from Maria-sama ga Miteru
- Sato, character from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Tatsuhiro Satō, main character from Welcome to the N.H.K.
- Toru Sato (a.k.a. Bull), character in Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Toshiko Sato, character appearing in TV series Torchwood and Doctor Who
- Sato, Japanese Yakuza underworld character from the movie Black Rain
- Sato, retired US Marine, one of main protagonists from Ajin: Demi-Human
- Sebastian Sato, fashion designer from the video game Hitman
See also
- Sato, Kagoshima-mura, former town in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, now absorbed into the city of Satsumasendai-shi (薩摩川内市)
- Sato, Tibet
References
- ^ Saemon-no-jō (左衛門尉) was jō (尉) (inspector [third highest of the four administrative ranks of the Ritsuryō period]) in Saemon-fu (左衛門府), and the corresponding court rank was Sixth Rank.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
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