Surname
Hongō
Hongō (本郷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean origin + home village, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.
ほん · ご · う · ほんごう
What Hongō means
本
origin, base
郷
home village
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Hongō 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 Hongō
Kanata Hongō 本郷 奏多Japanese actor
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.