Surname
Ōtomo
Ōtomo (大友) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + friend, and Wikidata lists 96 notable people with this family name.
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What Ōtomo means
大
big, great
友
friend
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Ōtomo mean big + friend. 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 Ōtomo
Satoru Otomo 大友 哲Japanese astronomer
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo 大友 龍三郎Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.