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Region of origin
  
Japan

Clan affiliations
  
Fujiwara clan, etc.

Language(s) of origin
  
Japanese

Meaning
  
Fujiwara (藤原) of Saemon-no-jō (左衛門尉), Fujiwara of Sano (佐野), Fujiwara from Sado (佐渡), etc.

Satō (佐藤) is the most common Japanese surname, it is often romanized as Sato, Satoh, Saato or Satou. It is pronounced as "satoː". Notable people with the surname include:

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Historical

  • Satō Sankichi (1857–1947), Japanese surgeon
  • Satō Tetsutarō (1866–1942), Japanese admiral and military theorist
  • Naotake Satō (1882–1971), Japanese diplomat and politician
  • Kennosuke Sato (1891–1967), Japanese journalist
  • Kōtoku Satō (1893–1959), commanded the 31st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) in Operation U-Go
  • Tomiko Satō (1893–1994), common-law wife of the Chinese Communist scholar and poet Guo Moruo
  • Nobusuke Kishi (1896–1987), born Nobusuke Sato, former Prime Minister of Japan
  • Chiyako Sato (1897–1968), Japanese singer
  • Eisaku Satō (1901–1975), Japanese prime minister
  • Kōji Satō (photographer) (1911–1955)
  • Tadashi Sato (1923–2005), American/Hawaiian artist
  • Akira Satō (photographer) (1930–2002), Japanese photographer
  • Jackie Sato (1957–1999), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Yukiko Okada (1967–1986), born Kayo Sato, Japanese idol singer

    • Present

  • Amahito Satō (born 1988), Japanese Shōgi player
  • Amina Satō (born 1990), Japanese idol singer (AKB48), actress
  • Chara (singer) (born 1968), born Miwa Sato
  • Dick Togo (born 1973), professional wrestler who uses the ring name "Shigeki Sato"
  • Dai Satō (born 1969), Japanese screenwriter and musician
  • Dai Sato (born 1971), Japanese footballer
  • Eric Sato (born 1966), American volleyball player
  • Garret T. Sato, American actor
  • G.G. Sato (born 1978), Japanese baseball player
  • Gordon H. Sato (born 1927), American cell biologist and environmentalist
  • Hikaru Sato (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
  • Hisato Satō (born 1982), Japanese soccer player
  • Hisayoshi Sato (born 1987), Japanese swimmer
  • Junichi Sato (born 1960), Japanese anime director
  • Junya Satō (born 1932), Japanese film director
  • Katsuaki Satō (born 1946), Japanese founder of Odo Satojuku karate
  • Kayo Satoh (born 1988), Japanese model
  • Kentaro Sato (born 1981), Japanese composer and conductor
  • Kōichi Satō (born 1986), Japanese footballer
  • Kōichi Satō (born 1960), Japanese actor
  • Koji Sato (politician) (born 1959)
  • Liane Sato (born 1964), American volleyball player
  • Mamoru Sato (born 1937), American modernist sculptor
  • Masaki Sato (born 1999), Japanese idol singer (Morning Musume)
  • Megumi Sato (athlete) (born 1966), Japanese high jumper
  • Michiro Sato (born 1967), avant-garde composer, singer, synthesizer player, and member of rock band Factor
  • Mikio Sato (born 1928), mathematician, known for Sato-Tate conjecture
  • Naoki Satō (born 1970), Japanese composer
  • Natsuki Sato (born 1990), Japanese idol singer (AKB48), actress
  • O. K. Sato (died 1921), juggler
  • Romain Sato (born 1981), Central African basketball player
  • Rina Satō (born 1981), Japanese voice actress
  • Rumina Sato (born 1973), professional mixed martial artist
  • Ryuzo Sato (born 1931), Japanese economist
  • Shinich Sato (born 1966), aka Michael Shinichi Latimer
  • Sabrina Sato (born 1981), Brazilian model
  • Satomi Satō (born 1986), Japanese voice actress
  • Shigeki Sato (born 1959), politician
  • Shōji Satō (born 1982), badminton athlete
  • Shōri Satō (born 1996), member of the j-pop group Sexy Zone
  • Sumire Satō (born 1993), Japanese idol singer (AKB48), actress
  • Tadanobu Sato, actor, a.k.a. Tadanobu Asano
  • Takeru Satoh (born 1989), actor
  • Takuma Sato (born 1977), racing car driver
  • Tenpei Sato, video game composer
  • Yuki Sato, actor (born 1984), a.k.a. Tomohito Sato
  • Toyohiko Satoh (born 1943), lutenist
  • Yuka Sato (born 1973), Japanese Olympic figure skater
  • Shinya Sato (born 1978), Japanese football player for Giravanz Kitakyushu
  • Tomoaki Satoh (born 1978), Japanese professional baseball player
  • Yoshiyuki Sato (born 1975), Japanese ski mountaineer

    • Fictional characters

  • Ayano Sato, character from High School Girls
  • Asami Sato, character from Avatar: The Legend of Korra
  • Bruce Sato, from the toy franchise and cartoon M.A.S.K.
  • Hoshi Sato, character from Star Trek: Enterprise
  • Hiroshi Sato, character from Avatar: The Legend of Korra
  • Inoue Sato, character from The Lost Symbol
  • Katsumi Sato, minor character from Yu Yu Hakusho
  • Kenta Satou, character from Kocchi Muite! Miiko
  • Kouji Satou, minor character from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
  • Lilly Satou, major character from Katawa Shoujo
  • Mako Satou, character from Initial D
  • Masao Sato (Max), character from Crayon Shin-chan
  • Masashi Sato, character from To Heart
  • Mina Sato, character from Doubt!!
  • Miwako Sato, character from Case Closed
  • Natsumi Sato, minor character from Jiraishin a.k.a. Ice Blade
  • Shigeki Satō, character from Whistle!
  • Sei Sato, character from Maria-sama ga Miteru
  • Sato (Gundam character), character from Gundam SEED Destiny
  • Tatsuhiro Satō, main character from Welcome to the N.H.K.
  • Toru Sato (a.k.a. Bull), character in Need for Speed: Most Wanted
  • Toshiko Sato, appeared the TV series Torchwood and Doctor Who
  • Sato, Japanese Yakuza underworld character from the movie Black Rain
  • Sato, Retired US Marine one of main protagonist character from Ajin: Demi Human
  • Sebastian Sato, fashion designer from Hitman (2016 video game)

    • References

    Satō Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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