SurnameNo. 50 in Japan
Okamoto
Okamoto (岡本) is the 50th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.29 million people. Its kanji mean hill + origin.
お · か · も · と · おかもと
What Okamoto means
岡
hill
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Okamoto describes a place. Its kanji point to a hill and the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.