Suzuki (surname)

Suzuki (written: 鈴木 lit. "bell wood", "bell tree" or "bud tree") is a Japanese surname. As of 2008, it is the third most common surname in Japan, 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.

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

People with the surname

Fictional characters

  • Suzuki (YuYu Hakusho) (鈴木), a character in the manga series Yu Yu Hakusho
  • Suzuki, a character in the manga series Ichi the Killer
  • Suzuki, the lady's maid in Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly
  • Arimi Suzuki (鈴木 亜梨実), a character in the manga series Marmalade Boy
  • Erika Suzuki (鈴木 エリカ), a character in the anime series Sakura Quest
  • Ichirō Suzuki (鈴木 一郎), protagonist of the light novel series Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
  • Ikumi Suzuki (鈴木 いくみ), a character in the light novel series Jinsei
  • Iruma Suzuki (鈴木 入間), protagonist of the manga series Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
  • Jirokichi Suzuki (鈴木 次郎吉), a character in the manga series Case Closed
  • Jun Suzuki (鈴木 純), a character in the manga series K-On!
  • Kana Suzuki (鈴木 佳奈), a character in the visual novel A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd
  • Kazuki Suzuki (錫木 カズキ), a character in the video game Scared Rider Xechs
  • Kissy Suzuki, a Bond girl
  • Mako Suzuki (須々木 マコ) (Maggey Byrde), a character in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All
  • Mika Suzuki (鈴木 みか), a character in the manga series Doki Doki School Hours
  • Momoka Suzuki (鈴木 桃香), a character in the manga series High School Girls
  • Nagisa Suzuki (鈴木 なぎさ), a character in the anime series Two Car
  • Right Suzuki (鈴樹 来斗), a character in the television series Ressha Sentai ToQger
  • Rin Suzuki (鈴木 凛), a character in the manga series Bamboo Blade
  • Rizumu Suzuki (鈴木 理詰夢), a character in the anime series Gatchaman Crowds
  • Sayaka Suzuki (鈴木 さやか), a character in the manga series Pani Poni Dash
  • Shou Suzuki (鈴木 将) and Touichirou Suzuki (鈴木 統一郎), characters in the manga series Mob Psycho 100
  • Sonoko Suzuki (鈴木 園子) (Serena Sebastian), a character in the manga series Case Closed
  • Takako Suzuki (鈴木 貴子), a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
  • Yoko Suzuki, a character in the video game Resident Evil Outbreak
  • Yoshikazu Suzuki (鈴木 良一), a character in the manga series Gantz
  • Yua Suzuki (鈴木 結愛), a character in the anime series Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono
  • Yuma Suzuki (鈴木 由真), a character in the manga series High School Girls
  • Yuri Suzuki (鈴木 夕梨), protagonist of the manga series Red River

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Suzuki
  • All pages with titles containing Suzuki

References

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