SurnameNo. 74 in Japan
Miyamoto
Miyamoto (宮本) is the 74th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.22 million people. Its kanji mean shrine + origin.
み · や · も · と · みやもと
What Miyamoto means
宮
shrine, palace
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Miyamoto describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine and 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 Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto 宮本 茂Japanese video game designer (born 1952)
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 宮本 恒靖Japanese association football player and manager
Masakatsu Miyamoto 宮本 征勝Japanese association football player and manager (1938–2002)
Teruki Miyamoto 宮本 輝紀Japanese association football player (1940-2000)
Mari Miyamoto 宮本 真理Japanese association football player
Takuya Miyamoto 宮本 卓也Japanese association football player (born 1983)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.