Surname
Takano
Takano (鷹野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hawk + field, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Takano means
鷹
hawk
野
field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Takano 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.