Surname

Amano

Amano (天野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean heaven + field, and Wikidata lists 167 notable people with this family name.

あ · ま · の · あまの
Written天野あまのheaven + field

What Amano means

天
heaven, sky
野
field

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Amano

Hiroshi Amano 天野 浩Japanese doctor of engineering and physicist (1960-), 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics
Jun Amano 天野 純Japanese association football player
Yoshitaka Amano 天野 嘉孝Japanese painter, character designer, illustrator, book designer
Takashi Amano 天野 貴史Japanese association football player
Akira Amano 天野 明Japanese manga artist
Takashi Amano 天野 尚Japanese photographer (1954–2015)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji