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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese : topographic name meaning ‘(one who lives) in the center of the mountains’; it is borne by various descendants of the Ogasawara, Seki, Sasaki, and Akamatsu families. It is found chiefly in western Japan and the island of Okinawa.

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