Surname

Asaoka

Asaoka (朝岡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean morning + hill, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

あ · さ · お · か · あさおか
Written朝岡あさおかmorning + hill

What Asaoka means

朝
morning
岡
hill

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Asaoka describes a place. Its kanji point to a hill, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji