Surname
Kanbayashi
Kanbayashi (上林) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean above + grove, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Kanbayashi means
上
above
林
grove
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kanbayashi describes a place. Its kanji point to a grove, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.