Surname

Iwamoto

Iwamoto (岩元) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + origin, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.

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Written岩元いわもとrock + origin

What Iwamoto means

岩
rock
元
origin

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Iwamoto

Hironari Iwamoto 岩元 洋成Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji