Surname
Yagi
Yagi (八木) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean eight + tree, and Wikidata lists 71 notable people with this family name.
や · ぎ · やぎ
What Yagi means
八
eight
木
tree
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yagi describes a place. Its kanji point to trees, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Yagi
Hidetsugu Yagi 八木 秀次Japanese electrical engineer (1886–1976)
Norihiro Yagi 八木 教広Japanese manga creator
Hirokazu Yagi 八木 弘和Japanese ski jumper, coach
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.