Hello, Mr. Yamamoto. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Yamamoto, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.
This is another surname with the same pronunciation but different kanji characters.
Unlike the common Yamamoto in Japan (where the second character is “本” meaning “book”), this one uses “元” meaning ‘origin’ or “source.”
Its origin is said to be primarily from the area around Okinawa, where the Ryukyu Kingdom once existed, extending to the Tokara Islands, due to its prevalence in Kagoshima Prefecture. A leading theory suggests it derives from the geographical feature “at the foot of the mountain,” and these branches likely spread to Kagoshima over generations.
Its strong association with the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain, which ruled Kagoshima during the Edo period, serves as evidence for this.
Its strong association with the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain, which ruled Kagoshima during the Edo period, serves as evidence for this.
Nationwide, 23,000 people bear this surname.
That’s enough to fill the O2 Arena in the UK.
Compared to all surnames in Japan, this is a relatively small number.
That’s enough to fill the O2 Arena in the UK.
Compared to all surnames in Japan, this is a relatively small number.
Clasificación de apellidos de estadounidenses de origen japonés (Oficina del Censo de EE. UU., encuesta de 1990)
In English-speaking countries, surnames are grouped by pronunciation.
| Apellido | Kanji | Suplemento | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka | 4º en Japón | |
| 2 | Yamamoto | 8º en Japón | |
| 3 | Nakamura | 7º en Japón | |
| 4 | Watanabe | 6º en Japón | |
| 5 | Sato | 1º en Japón | |
| 6 | Yamada | 12º en Japón | |
| 7 | Kimura | 17º en Japón | |
| 8 | Suzuki | 2º en Japón | |
| 9 | Kato | 10º en Japón | |
| 10 | Yoshida | 11º en Japón | |
| 11 | Takahashi | 3º en Japón | |
| 12 | Higa | 1.º en Okinawa , Japón | |
| 13 | Kobayashi | 9º en Japón | |
| 14 | Nakano | 46º en Japón | |
| 15 | Hayashi | 20 en Japón | |
| 16 | Hashimoto | 24º en Japón | |
| 17 | Saito | 19º en Japón | |
| 18 | Sasaki | 13º en Japón | |
| 19 | Mori | 22º en Japón | |
| 20 | matsumoto | 15º en Japón |
Explicación de esta caligrafía
La fila superior está en hiragana, la fila central en kanji y la fila inferior en katakana, todo escrito horizontalmente.



























