# Hojo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hojo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Japanese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japanese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 北条 (Hōjō).

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hojo in Japan and Kamakura shogunate.

## People named Hojo

- Hōjō Tokimasa, 1st Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate (1138-1215)
- Hōjō Yoshitoki, 2nd Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Yasutoki, 3rd Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Mototoki, 13th Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Sadaaki, 15th Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Nagatoki, 6th Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Masamura, 7th Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Sadatoki, 9th Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Munenobu, 11th Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Hirotoki, 12th Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate
- Hōjō Moritoki, 16th (the last) Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate

## Similar surnames

Hooks, Hook, Hoyos, Hoose, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays, Hickey, Hawk.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.