In ancient Japan, there were no surnames, only first names. Later, with the development of production, especially after entering the class society, surnames and surnames first appeared in the ruling class. Scholar is a political organization in ancient Japan. Every surname has its own name, which is called "name". Surnames are named according to the positions held by clans in the imperial court or the places where clans live and rule.
For example, in the imperial court, the department in charge of offering sacrifices is called Taboo Department, and the clan in charge of Taboo Department is called Taboo Department, while Yun and Jin are the clans that rule the places near Yun He. In ancient Japan, "surname" was a title of surname to show its social and political status. There are dozens of surnames, which are similar to titles and are hereditary. There is an obvious hierarchical relationship between surnames.
For example: minister, secretary, monarch, ambition, etc. In addition to surname and gender, a new appellation called Miao character appeared in the ninth and tenth centuries. Miao means the origin and branch of Miao. Miao is a new surname of a family after leaving the clan. In other words, the surnames of ancient Japanese have three parts: surname, surname and Miao language, which respectively represent certain meanings.
The names of ancient nobles are often very long, such as "Fujiwara courtiers have nine things." Among them, it is the surname, the courtiers are the surnames, and the nine articles are Miao Wen, which are also real surnames. Later, the number of new Miao languages increased greatly, and surnames, surnames and Miao Wen gradually merged into one, collectively known as Miao Wen: in today's Japanese, Miao Wen is what we usually call surnames.
The emperor is an exception in the aristocratic ruling class with both surname, sex and Miao characters. Japanese emperors in history had no surnames, only first names. In ancient times, emperors were regarded as descendants of gods and had supreme power, so they didn't need sex. Not only the emperor, but also the queen and Tian Lei's children have no surnames (the emperor's daughter can take her husband's surname when she grows up and gets married).
Surnames, surnames and Miao characters are all symbols of power, so it was the privilege of the Japanese ruling class at that time to give names these titles. And the broad masses of working people never have surnames, only first names. After the Meiji Restoration (1868), Japan abolished feudal equality, and in the third year of Meiji (1870), the Japanese government decided; All ordinary people can take their own names.
But many people are afraid to fight for it themselves because of their long-term habit of giving. Therefore, in the eighth year of Meiji (1875), the Japanese government once again stipulated that all citizens must have surnames. Since then, every family in Japan has a surname, and the son inherits his father's nature, and the wife is passed down from generation to generation, which continues to this day.
The biggest surname in Japan is Sato.
Its origin is from Fujiwara's Ingi Island, that is, Fujiwara's descendants who served as Saemonnojo. It is also said that it may be because Japanese people generally want their families to prosper, just like Fujiwara, who can hold public office.
Similarly, many other surnames with the word "rattan" have the same expectations. The second largest surname in Japan is Suzuki, which is similar to Sato and comes from the surname of an ancient military commander.
Words such as Sichuan, Tian, Shan and Ye often appear in Japanese surnames. Some people think that this is related to their national yearning for nature. But it was mainly because Miao characters had to be called orders. At that time, civilians with low education level could only use their familiar names.
Up to the sun, moon and stars, down to flowers, birds, fish and insects; From occupation and residence to natural phenomena. You can think of it as a surname. For example, Watanabe lives near the ferry, and the owl breeder is a fisherman who raises fish eagles.
In Japan, the distribution of surnames varies from place to place, which has a certain relationship with its ethnic composition. For example, Okinawa has more "with that country" because it was a Ryukyu country in ancient times. Jin Tianyi is not uncommon in Hokkaido, because it is a place where Ainu people live in compact communities.
Most of the most popular surnames in Japan were developed by various nobles, celebrities, big shots and their important officials during the Warring States period.
1. Their surnames all have their own names. (For example, Toyotomi Hideyoshi used feather firewood to indicate good luck. Feather and firewood were taken from the surname of Hehe, which was the etiquette of Nobunaga at that time. )
2. There are also gifts from the Emperor or his superiors (usually Daming), such as Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
3. Although most of them came from the previous dynasties, the civilians had no surnames.