SurnameNo. 73 in Japan

Ōno

Ōno (大野) is the 73rd most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.22 million people. Its kanji mean big + field.

お · お · の · おおの
Written大野おおのbig + field

What Ōno means

大
big, great
野
field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Ōno 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.

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