Surname

Ichimiya

Ichimiya (一宮) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean one + shrine, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

い · ち · み · や · いちみや
Written一宮いちみやone + shrine

What Ichimiya means

一
one, first
宮
shrine, palace

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji