Surname

Ōtomo

Ōtomo (大伴) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + consort; accompany, and Wikidata lists 63 notable people with this family name.

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Written大伴おおともbig + consort; accompany

What Ōtomo means

大
big, great
伴
consort; accompany

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Ōtomo mean big + consort; accompany. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji