Surname

Ihara

Ihara (伊原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean (used for its sound + field, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.

い · は · ら · いはら
Written伊原いはら(used for its sound + field

What Ihara means

伊
(used for its sound, i)
原
field, plain

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji