Etymology and distribution of 本垰.

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

Kagoshima-ken , Oosaka-fu , Hyougo-ken . Distribution including kikko.

① Topography . From the direction of "Yoshi" and the direction. Kagoshima-ken Kanoya-shi Distributed at the foot of Genpei-cho.

② things . Oosaka-fu tells that Toukyou-to Chiyoda-ku Chiyoda gave a basket to Tokugawa Iejoi, the general of the Edo shogunate of the government, from the pattern of turtle shells (kikko) in the Edo period. The pronunciation is a kick. 戸田 Toda reference.