Okamoto (written: 岡本 lit. "hill origin") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
First character, 岡 -
Readings - On: (kō); Kun: (oka);
n. 1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground; ridge or crest of hill.
Second character, 本 -
Readings - On: (hon); Kun: (moto);
n. 1. book. 2. present. 3. origin. 4. true; real; truth; reality. 5. main.
Note: This is the same character in Nihon [日本] also known as Nippon or Japan.
Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in JapanAsami Okamoto (born 1974), female Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, JapanAtsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon Professional Baseball playerAya Okamoto (born 1982), actress and voice actressAyako Okamoto (born 1951), Japanese professional golferBrett Okamoto, mixed martial arts journalistChizuko Okamoto (born 1951), Japanese woman who was convicted of killing her own daughterFuji Okamoto (1905–1984), Japanese boxerHaruko Okamoto (née Ishida, born 1945), Japanese figure skaterHideya Okamoto (born 1987), Japanese football playerHitoshi Okamoto, guitarist of the Japanese pop band Garnet CrowKeito Okamoto (born 1993), Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Hey! Say! JUMPKihachi Okamoto (1924–2005), Japanese film directorKōzō Okamoto (born 1947), member of the Japanese armed militant group, Japanese Red Army (JRA)Kumiko Okamoto (born 1965), retired female tennis player from JapanLynn Okamoto, male manga artist and a former employee of BandaiMariko Okamoto (born 1951), Japanese volleyball playerMasahiro Okamoto (born 1983), Japanese football playerMaya Okamoto (born 1967), in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is a voice actorMayo Okamoto (born 1974), Japanese singer-songwriterMike Okamoto (born Detroit, United States), is an American comic book artist and commercial illustratorMitsunori Okamoto (born 1971), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of JapanMori Okamoto, actorNatsuki Okamoto (born 1989), Japanese fashion model and actressNobuhiko Okamoto (born 1986), male Japanese voice actor from Tokyo, JapanOkamoto Kanoko (1889–1939), pen-name of a Japanese author, tanka poet, and Buddhism scholarOkamoto Kido (1872–1939), Japanese authorRai Okamoto (1927–1993), American architect, planner, and authorRei Okamoto (born 1991), Japanese model and actressTao Okamoto, (born 1985), Japanese model and actressTarō Okamoto (1911–1996), Japanese artist noted for abstract and avant-garde paintings and sculptureTetsuo Okamoto (1932–2007), Brazilian swimmerTomotaka Okamoto (born 1976), Japanese sopranistTomotaka Okamoto (footballer) (born 1990), Japanese football playerVincent Okamoto (born 1943), American Army officerYasuaki Okamoto (born 1988), Japanese football playerYoriko Okamoto (born 1971), first Japanese athlete to become an Olympic taekwondo medalistYoichi Okamoto (1915–1985), American photographerYoshiki Okamoto (born 1961), video game designer credited with producing many of Capcom's popular titlesYoshiro Okamoto (born 1943), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic PartyYukiko Okamoto (born 1979), Japanese actress