SurnameNo. 54 in Japan
Ono
Ono (小野) is the 54th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.28 million people. Its kanji mean small + field.
お · の · おの
What Ono means
小
small
野
field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ono describes a place. Its kanji point to a field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.