Surname

Yokō

Yokō (横尾) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean side + tail, and Wikidata lists 40 notable people with this family name.

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Written横尾よこおside + tail

What Yokō means

横
side
尾
tail, foot of a slope

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Yokō mean side + tail. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Yokō

Tadanori Yokoo 横尾 忠則Japanese artist and graphic designer (1936-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji