Kondo Family History
Kondo Name Meaning
Japanese (Kondō): variously written the most usual form being 近藤 ‘nearby wisteria’ and actually designating ‘Fujiwara of Ōmi’. Kon (‘near’) is the Sino-Japanese pronunciation of chika as in Chika-tsu-awa-umi (‘Nearer Lake’ now Shiga prefecture). The surname is mainly found in the Tokyo area.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022