Yamamoto

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto), meaning "(one who lives at) the base of the mountain(s)" or "(one from) Yamamoto District".

Proper noun

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Yamamoto (plural Yamamotos)

  1. A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.
    • 2008 November 21, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 3, Episode 1:
      Nolan: You do know Japan have expressed concern?
      Douglas: What, the whole country?
      Nolan: No, not the whole... Mr Yamamoto.
      Douglas: He's important, isn't he?
      Nolan: He's the major shareholder.
  2. A district of Akita Prefecture in northwestern Honshu, Japan.
  3. A Japanese battleship class.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Yamamoto is the 4,702nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,547 individuals. Yamamoto is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (79.82%) individuals.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Yamamoto ?

  1. a surname from Japanese

Japanese

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Romanization

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Yamamoto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やまもと

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 山本 (Yamamoto).

Proper noun

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Yamamoto m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Japanese