Surname

Okuno

Okuno (奥野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean inner + field, and Wikidata lists 57 notable people with this family name.

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Written奥野おくのinner + field

What Okuno means

奥
inner, deep
野
field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Okuno describes a place. Its kanji point to a field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Okuno

Ryosuke Okuno 奥野 僚右Japanese association football player and manager
Fumiko Okuno 奥野 史子synchronized swimmer
Haruna Okuno 奥野 春菜Japanese freestyle wrestler

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji