Sakamoto
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 坂本 (Sakamoto).
Proper noun
Sakamoto (plural Sakamotos)
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sakamoto is the 11478th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2741 individuals. Sakamoto is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (78.26%) and Mixed Race (11.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sakamoto”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Japanese
Romanization
Sakamoto
- Rōmaji transcription of さかもと