Surname

Katakura

Katakura (片倉) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean one side + storehouse, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written片倉かたくらone side + storehouse

What Katakura means

片
one side
倉
storehouse

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Katakura mean one side + storehouse. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji