Yamaguchi has various meanings.
Meaning of Yamaguchi as a noun
- The entrance to a mountain. The gateway to a mountain.
- In falconry, the act of first entering the hunting ground to begin the hunt. Also, that location. The entrance to the hunting ground.
- The first sign or indication of something.
- A woodcutter beginning to fell trees in the mountains.
Yamaguchi as a place
- A place name in central Yamaguchi Prefecture. The prefectural capital. An abbreviation for Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- An old village name in Kiso District, southwestern Nagano Prefecture.
A prefecture occupying the westernmost part of Japan’s Chugoku region, facing the Sea of Japan to the north, the Hibiki-nada to the west, and the Seto Inland Sea to the south.
Hello, Mr. Yamaguchi. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Yamaguchi, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.
A surname derived from topography. Since it is widely scattered across various regions, it is rarely inherited through specific clans or place names. It is thought to originate from the entrance to a highway passing through mountainous areas, the entrance to a mine, or a settlement at the foot of a mountain.
In Japan, Yamaguchi ranks 14th in frequency, with approximately 600,000 people bearing the surname.
Japanese American Surname Ranking (U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Survey)
In the Japanese American surname ranking, it is 44th.
| Nachname | Kanji | Supplement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka |  |
4th in Japan |
| 2 | Yamamoto |   |
8th in Japan |
| 3 | Nakamura |   ・・・ |
7th in Japan |
| 4 | Watanabe |   ・・・ |
6th in Japan |
| 5 | Sato |  |
1st in Japan |
| 6 | Yamada |  |
12th in Japan |
| 7 | Kimura |  (written vertically) |
17th in Japan |
| 8 | Suzuki |   (written vertically) |
2nd in Japan |
| 9 | Kato |  |
10th in Japan |
| 10 | Yoshida |  |
11th in Japan |
| 11 | Takahashi |  |
3rd in Japan |
| 12 | Higa |  |
1st in Okinawa, Japan |
| 13 | Kobayashi |  |
9th in Japan |
| 14 | Nakano |   ・・・ |
46th in Japan |
| 15 | Hayashi |  |
20th in Japan |
| 16 | Hashimoto |  |
24th in Japan |
| 17 | Saito |   ・・・ |
19th in Japan |
| 18 | Sasaki |  |
13th in Japan |
| 19 | Mori |   ・・・ |
22th in Japan |
| 20 | Matsumoto |  (written vertically)  |
15th in Japan |
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| 44 | Yamaguchi |  |
14th in Japan |
