Seki Family History
Seki Name Meaning
Japanese: written 関 ‘barrier’. It is a topographic name apparently taken from the many checkpoints set up throughout Japan by the Shogunate for the purpose of checking travelers’ passes. The surname occurs mostly in the Tokyo area and the Ryūkyūan island of Amami. It may also be less commonly written 尺 ‘measure’ 石 ‘rock’ or other ways.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022