Surname
Saigō
Saigō (西郷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean west + home village, and Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this family name.
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What Saigō means
西
west
郷
home village
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Saigō mean west + home village. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Saigō
Saigō Takamori 西郷 隆盛samurai of the Satsuma domain, supreme commander of Japanese army, one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1828-1877)
Saigō Tsugumichi 西郷 従道Japanese politician and admiral (1843-1902)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.