Save Type Surname Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 浦本(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. Uu-rah-moh-to [key] Meaning & History 浦 (Ura) means "Seacoast,Bay" and 本 (Moto) means "Source, Origin, Root". Kentaro Uramoto is a notable bearer of this surname, he is a former Japanese football player.