SurnameNo. 38 in Japan
Endō
Endō (遠藤) is the 38th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.36 million people. Its kanji mean far + wisteria.
えん · ど · う · えんどう
What Endō means
遠
far
藤
wisteria
Where the name comes from
The ending 藤 (wisteria), read tō, links Endō to the Fujiwara clan, the court family that dominated Japan for centuries. Surnames such as Satō, Itō, Katō and Saitō are traditionally explained as branches of the Fujiwara, with the first kanji marking a place or office.