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.
Classifica dei cognomi nippo-americani (indagine dell'Ufficio del Censimento degli Stati Uniti, 1990)
In the Japanese American surname ranking, it is 44th.
| Cognome | Kanji | Supplemento | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka |  |
4° in Giappone |
| 2 | Yamamoto |   |
8° in Giappone |
| 3 | Nakamura |   ・・・ |
7° in Giappone |
| 4 | Watanabe |   ・・・ |
6° in Giappone |
| 5 | Sato |  |
Primo in Giappone |
| 6 | Yamada |  |
12° in Giappone |
| 7 | Kimura |  (scritto in verticale) |
17° in Giappone |
| 8 | Suzuki |   (scritto in verticale) |
Secondo in Giappone |
| 9 | Kato |  |
10° in Giappone |
| 10 | Yoshida |  |
11° in Giappone |
| 11 | Takahashi |  |
3° in Giappone |
| 12 | Higa |  |
Primo posto a Okinawa , in Giappone. |
| 13 | Kobayashi |  |
9° in Giappone |
| 14 | Nakano |   ・・・ |
46° in Giappone |
| 15 | Hayashi |  |
20° posto in Giappone |
| 16 | Hashimoto |  |
24° in Giappone |
| 17 | Saito |   ・・・ |
19° in Giappone |
| 18 | Sasaki |  |
13° in Giappone |
| 19 | Mori |   ・・・ |
22° in Giappone |
| 20 | Matsumoto |  (scritto in verticale)  |
15° in Giappone |
| : | |||
| 44 | Yamaguchi |  |
14th in Japan |
