Surname

Okudaira

Okudaira (奥平) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean inner + peace, and Wikidata lists 24 notable people with this family name.

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Written奥平おくだいらinner + peace

What Okudaira means

奥
inner, deep
平
peace, flat

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Okudaira mean inner + peace. 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