Surname

Yokomizo

Yokomizo (横溝) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean side + ditch, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.

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Written横溝よこみぞside + ditch

What Yokomizo means

横
side
溝
ditch, channel

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Yokomizo mean side + ditch. 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 Yokomizo

Seishi Yokomizo 横溝 正史Japanese writer (1902-1981)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji