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Updated January 4, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese : ‘sun field’; name of a noble family descended from the Fujiwara. Found mainly in eastern Japan, the name is habitational, from a place called Hinomura, near Kyōto. The family name is also found in Okinawa Island.

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