Etymology and distribution of 劍持.

Kenmochi 【劍持】^{レベル2
About 10}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Hiroshima-ken , Kagoshima-ken , Oosaka-fu .

① Topography . From protruding island like land. Hiroshima-ken Onomichi-shi Hoshizaki district Hinosaki district is the name of an unknown record era. It is distributed in the same place.

② Topography . "Island" is added to Kasozaki which is the surname of Amagi archipelago of Kagoshima-ken . Estimated at the time of returning to Japan in 1953. 崎 Saki reference.