Surname

Kyōgoku

Kyōgoku (京極) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean capital + extreme; pole, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

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Written京極きょうごくcapital + extreme; pole

What Kyōgoku means

京
capital
極
extreme; pole

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kyōgoku mean capital + extreme; pole. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.