Surname

Yumoto

Yumoto (湯本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hot water + origin, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written湯本ゆもとhot water + origin

What Yumoto means

湯
hot water, hot spring
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yumoto describes a place. Its kanji point to the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Yumoto

Soya Yumoto 湯本 創也Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji