Surname

Kanamori

Kanamori (金森) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean gold + forest, and Wikidata lists 27 notable people with this family name.

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Written金森かなもりgold + forest

What Kanamori means

金
gold, metal
森
forest

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kanamori describes a place. Its kanji point to a forest, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Kanamori

Hiroo Kanamori 金森 博雄Japanese seismologist

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji