Surname

Morioka

Morioka (森岡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean forest + hill, and Wikidata lists 32 notable people with this family name.

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Written森岡もりおかforest + hill

What Morioka means

森
forest
岡
hill

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Morioka

Ryuzo Morioka 森岡 隆三Japanese association football player and manager
Ryota Morioka 森岡 亮太Japanese association football player
Shigeru Morioka 森岡 茂Japanese association football player
Eiji Morioka 森岡 栄治Japanese boxer (1946–2004)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji