Surname

Beppu

Beppu (別府) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean separate; branch off + borough; urban prefecture, and Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this family name.

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Written別府べっぷseparate; branch off + borough; urban prefecture

What Beppu means

別
separate; branch off
府
borough; urban prefecture

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Beppu mean separate; branch off + borough; urban prefecture. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Beppu

Fumiyuki Beppu 別府 史之road bicycle racer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.