Teramoto

Teramoto is a Japanese surname and, less commonly, a place name. In kanji it is most commonly written 寺本. The characters can be interpreted as temple (tera) and origin or base (moto), a pattern that appears in several Japanese toponymic surnames. Because surnames originate from local geography and associations, multiple spellings and kanji variants exist, and some families may use different characters while preserving the same pronunciation. In kana, the name is written てらもと or テラモト.

Teramoto is primarily found in Japan, with bearers among Japanese communities abroad in North America and other regions. As with many Japanese surnames, its geographic distribution reflects historical settlement, migration, and regional family lines rather than a single, uniform origin.

Notable people with the surname Teramoto have appeared in various fields, including sports, academia, and the arts, though no one figure is universally identified with the name. The surname remains a relatively common example of a two-kanji, location-based Japanese name.

See also: Teramoto may also occur as a place name in some localities or as part of longer geographic or institutional names in Japan, requiring disambiguation in specific contexts.