Surname

Dōmoto

Dōmoto (堂本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hall + origin, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

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Written堂本どうもとhall + origin

What Dōmoto means

堂
hall
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Dōmoto 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.

Surnames that share a kanji