Surname

Fukumoto

Fukumoto (福本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good fortune + origin, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.

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Written福本ふくもとgood fortune + origin

What Fukumoto means

福
good fortune
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Fukumoto 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.

Surnames that share a kanji