Surname

Kusumoto

Kusumoto (楠本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean camphor tree + origin, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

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Written楠本くすもとcamphor tree + origin

What Kusumoto means

楠
camphor tree
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kusumoto 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 Kusumoto

Takumi Kusumoto 楠本 卓海Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji