Surname

Kimoto

Kimoto (木本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean tree + origin, and Wikidata lists 26 notable people with this family name.

き · も · と · きもと
Written木本きもとtree + origin

What Kimoto means

木
tree
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kimoto describes a place. Its kanji point to trees and 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 Kimoto

Keisuke Kimoto 木本 敬介Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji