Surname
Tsukamoto
Tsukamoto (塚本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mound + origin, and Wikidata lists 45 notable people with this family name.
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What Tsukamoto means
塚
mound
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Tsukamoto describes a place. Its kanji point to a mound and the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Tsukamoto
Akimasa Tsukamoto 塚本 明正Japanese association football player
Shinya Tsukamoto 塚本 晋也Japanese film director and actor
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.