Surname

Yoshino

Yoshino (吉野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good luck + field, and Wikidata lists 136 notable people with this family name.

よ · し · の · よしの
Written吉野よしのgood luck + field

What Yoshino means

吉
good luck
野
field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yoshino 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 Yoshino

Akira Yoshino 吉野 彰Japanese engineer and researcher (1948-), known as an inventor of lithium-ion battery
Kyohei Yoshino 吉野 恭平Japanese association football player
Hiroyuki Yoshino 吉野 裕行Japanese voice actor

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji