Suzuki (written: 鈴木 lit.
"bell wood", "bell tree" or "bud tree") is a Japanese surname.
As of 2008, it is the second most common surname in Japan, after Satō, with 1.9 million people registered.
[1] It is said to have been named by the Hozumi clan (穂積氏) in the Heian period (794-1185), after suzuki, which means "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures (also known as Kumano).
[2] 鈴木 are ateji.