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    The surname Minamoto

    A surname.

    4 syllables Soundex M553

    Famous Minamotos

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Minamoto no Yoritomo
      1st shogun of the Kamakura shogunate (1147–1199)
    • Minamoto no Sanetomo
      3rd shogun of Kamakura shogunate and poet, 1192–1219
    • Minamoto no Yoshinaka
      12th century samurai, 1154–1184
    • Gihon
      13th-century Ryukyuan monarch, 1206–1260

    Questions

    Who is the most famous person named Minamoto?
    Minamoto no Yoritomo, 1st shogun of the Kamakura shogunate (1147–1199), followed by Minamoto no Sanetomo.
    Where is the surname Minamoto most common?
    Wikidata records people named Minamoto in Japan.