Surname

Sō

Sō (宗) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean main, and Wikidata lists 30 notable people with this family name.

そ · う · そう
Written宗そうmain

What Sō means

宗
main, origin

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Sō mean main. 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 Sō

Sō Yoshitoshi 宗 義智daimyo

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji