Surname

Muroya

Muroya (室谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean room + valley, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

む · ろ · や · むろや
Written室谷むろやroom + valley

What Muroya means

室
room
谷
valley

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji