Surname

Hori

Hori (堀) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean moat, and Wikidata lists 276 notable people with this family name.

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Written堀ほりmoat

What Hori means

堀
moat, canal

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Hori mean moat. 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 Hori

Takafumi Hori 堀 孝史Japanese association football player and manager
Naoto Hori 堀 直人Japanese association football player
Kento Hori 堀 健人Japanese association football player
Kenta Hori 堀 研太Japanese association football player
Tatsuo Hori 堀 辰雄writer, poet, and translator in Japan (1904–1953)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji