Surname
Honjō
Honjō (本城) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean origin + castle, and Wikidata lists 35 notable people with this family name.
ほん · じょ · う · ほんじょう
What Honjō means
本
origin, base
城
castle
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Honjō 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.