Surname
Setoyama
Setoyama (瀬戸山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shallows + door + mountain, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.
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What Setoyama means
瀬
shallows, rapids
戸
door
山
mountain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Setoyama describes a place. Its kanji point to a mountain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.