Surname
Ōsumi
Ōsumi (大隅) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + corner; nook, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.
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What Ōsumi means
大
big, great
隅
corner; nook
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Ōsumi mean big + corner; nook. 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 Ōsumi
Yoshinori Ohsumi 大隅 良典Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.