Japanese: ‘small field’; variously written, mostly found in western
Japan. In its Romanized form, the surname is often confused with
Ono, which means ‘large field’ and is also a common place
name and surname throughout Japan and in the Ryukyu
Islands. Some bearers of the surname are descended from the
Minamoto. Ono is listed in the Shinsen shojiroku.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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