Etymology and distribution of 本莊.

Honjou 【本莊】^{レベル1
Very rare}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Nagano-ken , Toyama-ken , Hokkaidou .

① Niigata-ken Niigata-shi Birth of Yoshie, Minami-ku. In the Kamakura period there was a place name with a record of "Yoshi". Nagano-ken Chino-shi I tell you that he came from Nagano-ken Kamiina-gun Tatsuno-machi in 1645 (Masayoshi 2) at Lake East Sasahara.

② Originated from Yoshie of Toyama-ken Nanto-shi . A place name with a record since the Kamakura period. It is distributed in the same place.

③ Fukui-ken Sabae-shi Originated in Yoshie-machi. A place name with a record since the Edo period. Fukui-ken Fukui-shi In front descending town I will tell you that it was also described as "Yoshie" in descendants of Mr. Horie. 堀江 Horie reference.