Surname

Ōnuki

Ōnuki (大貫) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + to carry through, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

お · お · ぬ · き · おおぬき
Written大貫おおぬきbig + to carry through

What Ōnuki means

大
big, great
貫
to carry through

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Ōnuki mean big + to carry through. 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 Ōnuki

Taeko Ōnuki 大貫 妙子Japanese singer-songwriter (1953-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji