Surname

Akimoto

Akimoto (秋本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean autumn + origin, and Wikidata lists 24 notable people with this family name.

あ · き · も · と · あきもと
Written秋本あきもとautumn + origin

What Akimoto means

秋
autumn
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Akimoto describes a place. Its kanji point to the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Akimoto

Osamu Akimoto 秋本 治Japanese manga artist (1952-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji