Etymology and distribution of 本元.

Honmoto 【本元】^{レベル4
About 500}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Kumamoto-ken · Yamaguchi-ken · Chiba-ken . Estimated from rice and stone.

Hongan 【本元】^{レベル4
About 500}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Toukyou-to Fuchuu-shi . A variant of 与曽井 .

Hongen 【本元】^{レベル4
About 500}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Fukuoka-ken Yanagawa-shi , Okayama-ken , Oosaka-fu .

① Fukuoka-ken Kurume-shi Zengodera Town Goroda originated. A place name with a record since the Edo period.

② variant of 余田 . In Niigata-ken , say that it was written as "Yoda" in the eastern Tohoku district (formerly Mutsukoku).