Surname

Kaneko

Kaneko (兼子) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to combine + child, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.

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Written兼子かねこto combine + child

What Kaneko means

兼
to combine
子
child

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kaneko mean to combine + child. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji