Surname

Iwanaga

Iwanaga (岩永) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + eternity, and Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this family name.

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Written岩永いわながrock + eternity

What Iwanaga means

岩
rock
永
eternity

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji