Surname
Isobe
Isobe (磯部) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rocky shore + section, and Wikidata lists 36 notable people with this family name.
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What Isobe means
磯
rocky shore
部
section
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Isobe mean rocky shore + section. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.
Famous people named Isobe
Tsutomu Isobe 磯部 勉Japanese voice actor
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.