Surname

Kuramoto

Kuramoto (倉本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean storehouse + origin, and Wikidata lists 42 notable people with this family name.

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Written倉本くらもとstorehouse + origin

What Kuramoto means

倉
storehouse
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kuramoto 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 Kuramoto

Takashi Kuramoto 倉本 崇史Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji