Etymology and distribution of 山藤.

Yamafuji 【山藤】^{レベル5
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島根県、群馬県、大阪府。サントウも含む分布。ヤマトウは稀少。京都府南部（旧：山城国）発祥。国名としては飛鳥時代に「山背」の表記で記録のある地名。地名は飛鳥時代より前に「山代」と表記していたと伝える。「山城の藤原氏」の意。栃木県足利市小俣町で伝承あり。島根県江津市二宮町神主では安土桃山時代に称していたと伝える。伝承での発音はサントウ。大阪府高槻市城内町が藩庁の高槻藩士、奈良県葛城市新庄が藩庁の大和新庄藩士、栃木県足利市雪輪町が藩庁の足利藩士に江戸時代にあった。足利藩士の推定での発音はサントウ・サンドウ。

Santou 【山藤】^{レベル5
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Hyougo-ken Koube-shi Tarumi-ku. Occupation . Hyougo-ken Koube-shi From the name of Sumaya (Sumaya) derived from Suma Ward. Suma is a place name with a record since the Nara period.

Sandou 【山藤】^{レベル5
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Gifu-ken . Thing . From the eagle. Gifu - ken Yamagata - shi In Takatomi we tell the Emperor that the person who had been called Fujiwara Teruobo from 1160 to 1161 (Eihen calendar year) got rid of the eagle. Emperor of that time was Emperor. 藤原 Fujiwara reference. Gifu-ken Gujou-shi Takami- cho Ogashira 's Washimi Castle tells that Mr. Washimi built a castle in the Kamakura period. Gifu - ken Gujou - shi Takagi - cho adjacent to the same place Wasimi (Washimi) was a place name with a record since the Edo period.

※ Shiga-ken Nagahama-shi Birthplace of Washimi Wasimi (Yashimi) originated. Mr. Kami Kami who was Shoya in the Edo period in the same told that he was originally Wakami surname. 上見 Uemi reference.

Zantou 【山藤】^{レベル5
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Tottori-ken , Shimane-ken , Hiroshima-ken . 角 there last name. Tottori-ken Sakaiminato-shi Shimane- cho, Shimane-ken Hamada-shi Distributed in Matsubara-machi.

Yamatou 【山藤】^{レベル5
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山藤ヤマフジ参照。