Surname
Itaya
Itaya (板谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean board + valley, and Wikidata lists 27 notable people with this family name.
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What Itaya means
板
board
谷
valley
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Itaya describes a place. Its kanji point to a valley, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.