Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 杉本(Japanese Kanji) すぎもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /sɨᵝ.ɡʲi.mo̞.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". Related Names Rootssugi + moto