Surname

Yunoki

Yunoki (柚木) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean yuzu citron + tree, and Wikidata lists 15 notable people with this family name.

ゆ · の · き · ゆのき
Written柚木ゆのきyuzu citron + tree

What Yunoki means

柚
yuzu citron
木
tree

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yunoki 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.

Surnames that share a kanji