Surname

Nagao

Nagao (長尾) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean long + tail, and Wikidata lists 56 notable people with this family name.

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Written長尾ながおlong + tail

What Nagao means

長
long, leader
尾
tail, foot of a slope

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Nagao mean long + tail. 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 Nagao

Yasushi Nagao 長尾 靖Japanese photographer (1930–2009)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji