Browse Submitted Surnames

Daidouji 大道寺 Japanese
From 大 (dai, tai, o) meaning "big, large, great", combined with 道 (michi, do) meaning "road, way, trail, path", and 寺 (ji, tera) meaning "temple".

Daiman 大万, だいまん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big; large" and 万 (man) meaning "10,000, various".

Daimon 大門 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" and 門 (mon) meaning "gate, door".

Dainichi だいにち, 大日 Japanese (Rare)
From 大 (dai) meaning "large, big, great" and 日 (nichi) meaning "day, sun".

Kabuto 甲, 兜, 加太, 甲頭, 加部東 Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 甲, 兜, 加太, 甲頭, 加部東 or 鹿伏兎 with 甲 (ka, kan, kou, kinoe, kabuto) meaning "A grade, armour, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep", 兜 (to, tou, kabuto) meaning "headpiece, helmet", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 頭 (zu, to, tou, atama, kashira, kaburi, -gashira) meaning "head", 部 (bu, -be) meaning "bureau, class, copy, department, part, portion, section", 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east", 鹿 (rou, ka, shika) meaning "deer", 伏 (fuku, fu.su, fu.seru) meaning "bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated" or 兎 (tsu, to, usagi) meaning "hare, rabbit."... [more]

Kio 木大, 城大, 木小, 城小 Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning “tree, wood”, 城 (ki) meaning “castle, city”, combined with 大 (o) meaning “big, great, vast, high”, or 小 (o) meaning “small”.

Matsudai 松大 Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 大 (dai) meaning "big, large, great".

Ōba 大場, おおば Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".

Ōbayashi 大林, おおばやし Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".

Ōe 大江, おおえ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Oguchi Japanese
"Big, great mouth/opening".

Ōgushi 大串, おおぐし Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".

Ōhama 大浜, 大濱 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Ōhara 大原 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ōhashi 大橋 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Ōhira 大平, おおひら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Ohori 大堀 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, great, big" and 堀 (hori) meaning "canal, moat."

Oi 大井 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".

Ōishi 大石 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Ōkawa 大川, おおかわ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Okawa 大川, 大河 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."

Ōkawara 大河原, おおかわら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great", 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".

Ōki 大木, おおき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".

Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".

Ōkōchi 大河内, おおこうち Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内 (kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".

Ōkubo 大久保 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect"... [more]

Ōkuma 大隈, 大熊, 逢隈 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")

Ōkura 大倉, 大蔵, おおくら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".

Okuri Japanese
O means "big, great" and kuri means "chestnut".

Oma Japanese (Modern, ?)
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, big" and 間 (ma) meaning "interval, space".

Ōmae 大前, おおまえ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward".

Omaeda 大前田 Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great", combined with 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward", and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Omine Japanese
O means "big, great, large" and mine means "peak".

Ōmori 大森, おおもり Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Omori 大森 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."

Ōmoto 大本, おおもと Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Ōmura 大村, おおむら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".

Onishi 大西 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Ōno 大野 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (oo) "big" and 野 (no) "field," "area."

Onoe Japanese
O means "Big, great", No means "plain", and E means "inlet, shore."

Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".

Onoki Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".

Ōnuki 大貫, おおぬき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 貫 (nuki) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace".

Ōnuma 大沼, おおぬま Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Ōoka 大岡, おおおか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Ookouchi 大河内 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (oo) meaning "big", 河 (kou) meaning "river" and 内 (chi) meaning "inside".

Ootake Japanese
Ootake means "Big, great bamboo."

Ootani 大谷 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (oo) meaning "big" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Ootono Japanese (Rare)
Oo means "big, great, large, huge" and tono is an outdated honorific that literally means "lord".

Ōsaka 大坂 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".

Osaki 大崎, 大埼, 大﨑, 大岬, 大嵜 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."

Osako 大迫 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".... [more]

Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".

Osawa 大沢, 大澤 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Ose 大瀬 Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, large, great" and 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, current".

Ōshima 大島, 大嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Ōshita 大下, おおした Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Ōsuga 大菅, おおすが Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge".

Ōsugi 大杉, おおすぎ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".

Osumi 大隅 Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".

Ōta 大田, 太田 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" or 太 (o) meaning "plump, fat, thick" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ōtaka 大高, 大鷹, 大孝, 大嵩, 大貴 Japanese
This surname combines 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "big, large" with 高 (kou, taka, taka.i, taka.maru, taka.meru, -daka) meaning "expensive, high, tall," 鷹 (ou, you, taka) meaning "hawk, eagle, falcon", 孝 (kyou, kou, taka) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 嵩 (shuu, suu, kasa, kasa.mu, taka.i) meaning "be aggravated, grow bulky, grow worse, swell" or 貴 (ki, tatto.i, tatto.bu, touto.i, touto.bu, taka) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value."... [more]

Ōtake 大竹, おおたけ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".

Ōtaki 大滝, 大瀧 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall".

Ōtani 大谷, おおたに Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Ōtomo 大友, おおとも Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Otsu Japanese
O means "big, great" and tsu means "harbor, seaport".

Ōtsubo 大坪 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.306 square metres.

Ōtsuka 大塚, おおつか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Otsuka 大塚, 太塚 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" or 太 (o) "fat," "thick" and 塚 (tsuka) "mound."

Ōtsuki 大槻, おおつき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).

Ōuchi 大内, おおうち Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Ōura 大浦, おおうら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Ōwaki 大脇, おおわき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Ōya 大屋, おおや Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".

Ōya 大矢, おおや Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".

Oyama 大山 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Oyanagi Japanese
O means "great, big" and yanagi means "willow".

Ozaka Japanese
"Big, great slope". Variant of Osaka.

Ozaki Japanese
A variant of Osaki. O means "Big" and Zaki means "Peninsula, Cape, Promontory".

Ōzeki おぜき, 小関, 大関 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "big, great" or 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 関 (seki) meaning "frontier, pass".

Ōzora 大空, おおぞら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".

Sota 颯太 Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.

Souta Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. Also used as a given name.

Uzumaki 渦巻, 太巻, ウズマキ Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 渦 (ka, uzu) meaning "eddy, vortex, whirlpool" or 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" with 巻 (kan, ken, maki, ma.ki, ma.ku) meaning "book, coil, part, roll up, scroll, tie, volume, wind up."... [more]