Etymology and distribution of 刀.

Tachi 【刀】^{レベル3
About 50}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Yamagata-ken , Hokkaidou , Kanagawa-ken .

① Kyouto-fu Nagaokakyou-shi Born of Nagaoka. A place name with a record since the Nara period. Tradition in Ehime-ken Oozu-shi .

② Shiga-ken Maibara-shi Born from Nagaoka. A place name with a record since the Heian period.

③ Ibaraki-ken Sakuragawa-shi Moriwa Town Nagaoka birth. A place name with a record since the Kamakura period.

④ Birth of Gunma-ken Oota-shi Nishi - Nagaoka Town. A place name with a record since the Muromachi period.

⑤ Iwate-ken Shiwa-gun Shiwa-chou Born of Higashi Nagaoka and Nishi-Nagaoka. A place name with a record since the Warring States Period.

⑥ Saitama-ken Sakado-shi Born of Nagaoka. A place name with a record since the Warring States Period.

⑦ Chiba-ken Sousa-shi Born from Nagaoka. A place name with a record since the Edo period.

⑧ Wakayama-ken Hidaka-gun Hidakagawa-chou Originated from Nagaoka, a small figure in the Chizu River .

⑨ Good neighbor . Okayama-ken Mimasaka-shi Originated from Nagaoka, a small figure under Higashitani.

⑩ Korea type . Summary . Zhang's "long" is used. There is a record of naturalization on Toukyou-to Katsushika-ku on August 27, 1957. The real name is Zhang. 張 Chou reference.

⑪ Taiwanese . Summary . Zhang's "long" is used. There is a record of naturalization on Osaka -fu Kishiwada-shi on February 15, 1963. Stateless and birthplace in Taiwan. The real name is Zhang. 張 Chou reference.

Tou 【刀】^{レベル3
About 50}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Toyama-ken Oyabe-shi , Okayama-ken Kurashiki-shi . Terrain . From yellow red clay and field. Hyougo-ken Toyooka-shi Near Ueno Ichiwa Town (formerly: Tono (Hanino)) was also written as "Mino" in the Heian era.