Surname
Kurihara
Kurihara (栗原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean chestnut + field, and Wikidata lists 121 notable people with this family name.
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What Kurihara means
栗
chestnut
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kurihara 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.
Famous people named Kurihara
Yuzo Kurihara 栗原 勇蔵Japanese association football player
Keisuke Kurihara 栗原 圭介Japanese association football player and manager
Katsushi Kurihara 栗原 克志Japanese association football player
Komaki Kurihara 栗原 小巻actress
Megumi Kurihara 栗原 恵Japanese volleyball player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.