Etymology and distribution of 西郷.

Saigou 【西郷】^{レベル5
About 5,400}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Saitama-ken , Toukyou-to , Oosaka-fu .

Originated from Shizuoka-ken Shimada-shi . A place name with a record since the Kamakura period.

② Ibaraki-ken Mito-shi Origin of Shimada Town. Place name with a record since the North / South morning era.

③ Mie-ken Kuwana-shi Origin of Shimada. Place name with a record in Shimada's notation during the Northern and Morning Era.

④ Ishikawa-ken Hakusan-shi Origin of Kami-Shimada Town. The place name which we called "Shimada Yu" in the Muromachi Period. Ishikawa-ken Hakusan-shi There is a tradition in the French Buddha town.

⑤ Gifu-ken Yourou-gun Yourou-chou Origin of Takada (formerly Shimada). A place name with a record since the Edo period. It was in the Muromachi period in the same place.

⑥ Tokushima-ken Tokushima-shi Originated in Nakashimada Town, Minamijimada Town, Kitasima Town. A place name with a record since the Edo period.

⑦ Shimane-ken Yasugi-shi Originated from Shimada Town (Shimata). A place name with a record since the Edo period.

⑧ Topography . From island like land and rice fields. Toyama-ken Tonami-shi Takasu tells Meiji new surname .

⑨ Convention . Abbreviation for Shimabucco I used the "island" of Shimabukuro. Okinawa-ken Ginowan-shi Tradition in bulk. Estimated after 1945 is a rename. Oosaka-fu Oosaka-shi was renamed in 1950. 島袋 Shimabukuro reference.

⑩ Korea type . There is a record of naturalization on Toukyou-to Shinjuku-ku on October 12, 1954. Kirei is Kure. 呉 Go reference. There is also another name.

* Originated from Aichi-ken Ama-shi near Shiibaicho (formerly Shimada Township). A place name with a record in the Heian period. There was Mr. Shimada's family name during the Heian period.

※ Miyagi-ken Kakuda-shi Shimada was the name of the place called " Nishijimada ", "Kitajimada" in the Warring States Period. The name of the place is said to be according to Shimada's residence.