Ōhori

Ōhori, Ohori or Oohori is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Aya Ohori, Japanese badminton player
Kouichi Oohori, Japanese actor
Megumi Ohori, Japanese singer and television personality
Takashi Ohori, Japanese bobsledder

Etymology

"Ōhori" originally meant a large moat. It is derived from Kuroda Nagamasa, a lord of Fukuoka, who reclaimed the northern half of Kusage, an inlet facing Hakata Bay. He then made a moat for the Fukuoka castle.