Surname

Nijō

Nijō (二条) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean two + line, and Wikidata lists 55 notable people with this family name.

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Written二条にじょうtwo + line

What Nijō means

二
two, second
条
line, article

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Nijō mean two + line. 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