Surname

Shimo

Shimo (下) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean below, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

し · も · しも
Written下しもbelow

What Shimo means

下
below

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Shimo mean below. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji