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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese : ‘small mountain’; another common pronunciation is Koyama. Both are found throughout Japan. One Oyama family is descended from Fujiwara no Hidesato (10th century).
  • Japanese : ‘large mountain’. Some modern bearers have samurai connections, and the name is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku.

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