Surname

Inamoto

Inamoto (稲本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rice plant + origin, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written稲本いなもとrice plant + origin

What Inamoto means

稲
rice plant
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Inamoto 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 Inamoto

Junichi Inamoto 稲本 潤一Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji