Surname

Kujō

Kujō (九条) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean nine + line, and Wikidata lists 21 notable people with this family name.

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Written九条くじょうnine + line

What Kujō means

九
nine
条
line, article

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kujō mean nine + line. 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 Kujō

Kujō Yoshitsune 九条 良経Japanese court noble from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji