Iwamoto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岩本 (Iwamoto).

Proper noun

Iwamoto (plural Iwamotos)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Iwamoto is the 25102^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 989 individuals. Iwamoto is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (79.88%) and Mixed Race (11.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iwamoto”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236.

Japanese

Romanization

Iwamoto

1. Rōmaji transcription of いわもと

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 岩本 (Iwamoto).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiwaˈmoto/ [ʔɪ.wɐˈmoː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: I‧wa‧mo‧to

Proper noun

Iwamoto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜏᜋᜓᜆᜓ)

1. a surname from Japanese