Surname

Yano

Yano (矢野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean arrow + field, and Wikidata lists 234 notable people with this family name.

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Written矢野やのarrow + field

What Yano means

矢
arrow
野
field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yano 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.

Famous people named Yano

Kisho Yano 矢野 貴章Japanese association football player
Kyoko Yano 矢野 喬子Japanese association football player
Hayato Yano 矢野 隼人Japanese association football player
Daisuke Yano 矢野 大輔Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji