Surname
Iwamoto
Iwamoto (岩本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + origin, and Wikidata lists 111 notable people with this family name.
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What Iwamoto means
岩
rock
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Iwamoto describes a place. Its kanji point to rocks and 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 Iwamoto
Teruo Iwamoto 岩本 輝雄Japanese association football player
Sho Iwamoto 岩本 翔Japanese association football player
Tetsuzō Iwamoto 岩本 徹三Japanese flying ace (1916–1955)
Saburo Iwamoto 岩本 三郎Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.