Surname

Kitō

Kitō (鬼頭) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean demon + head, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

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Written鬼頭きとうdemon + head

What Kitō means

鬼
demon, ogre
頭
head

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kitō mean demon + head. 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 Kitō

Akari Kitō 鬼頭 明里Japanese voice actress and singer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji