Surname
Kitano
Kitano (北野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean north + field, and Wikidata lists 43 notable people with this family name.
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What Kitano means
北
north
野
field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kitano describes a place. Its kanji point to a field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Kitano
Takeshi Kitano 北野 武Japanese film director, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter and video game designer (born 1947)
Takashi Kitano 北野 貴之Japanese association football player
Makoto Kitano 北野 誠Japanese association football player and manager
Sota Kitano 北野 颯太Japanese association football player
Masaji Kitano 北野 政次Japanese businessman (1894-1986)
Yushu Kitano 北野 祐秀Olympic medalist in wrestling
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.