Etymology and distribution of 程木.

Hodoki 【程木】^{レベル2
About 30}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Kagoshima-ken Kimotsuki-gun Kinkou-chou . Personal name . Kagoshima-ken Kimotsuki-gun Kinkou-chou Kinkou-chou from the Yu Gate of the gate division system which was in the Edo period in castle. The gate name tells from Yukimura's "Yuki" by Yomukuri Sanada Yukimura who is a warrior of the Azuchi-Momoyama era and the Edo era. 真田 Sanada reference.