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Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Japanese (Andō): variously written, originally with characters meaning ‘peaceful east’ or ‘pacify the east’; the majority now use characters meaning ‘peaceful wisteria’. A branch of the Abe family bears the name in eastern Japan.
  2. Hungarian (Andó): from a pet form of the personal name András, Hungarian form of Andreas.