Surname

Shikano

Shikano (鹿野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean deer + field, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

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Written鹿野しかのdeer + field

What Shikano means

鹿
deer
野
field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Shikano 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.

Surnames that share a kanji