Meaning and background
The story behind Hojo
Hojo is commonly encountered as a spelling without macrons of Japanese Hōjō, a prominent historical clan name written 北条. The Hōjō served as hereditary regents in the Kamakura shogunate, and a separate Later Hōjō line rose in a subsequent era. That makes the spelling a historical surname reference, not a proven one-word translation for modern pets. Its Japanese vowels are held rather differently from an English reading of 'Hojo'.
- Origin
- Romanised Japanese surname Hōjō (北条), associated with a Kamakura-period regent lineage and a distinct Later Hōjō family. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Hojo appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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