The proud surname Gotoh comes from the East Asian nation of Japan. The name is composed of two elements: "go," meaning "back," and "to," meaning "wisteria."
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Early Origins of the Gotoh family
The surname Gotoh was first found in the Heian period, when members of the higher classes first began to assume surnames that were based on their occupations, their cities of origin, or a local feature of their places of residence. The name Gotoh was most likely originally assumed by someone living behind a large or prominent wisteria bush. The aristocratic Gotoh family was instrumental during this early period, playing a major role in the development of a uniquely Japanese culture.
Early History of the Gotoh family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gotoh research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1838, 1857 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Gotoh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Gotoh Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Goto, Gotoh, Gotow, Gotou, Gotoo and others.
Early Notables of the Gotoh family
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Migration of the Gotoh family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Kumekichi Goto, who was living in Idaho in 1924; Tokujiro Goto, who was living in Utah in 1924; and Nisaburo Goto, a native of Hiroshima who was recorded in Oregon in 1940..
Contemporary Notables of the name Gotoh (post 1700)
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Tetsuo Gotoh, Japanese university professor of entomology and zoology
