Surname

Egashira

Egashira (江頭) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean inlet + head, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written江頭えがしらinlet + head

What Egashira means

江
inlet, bay
頭
head

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Egashira mean inlet + head. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Egashira

Kazuki Egashira 江頭 一輝Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji