Surname
Shimamura
Shimamura (嶋村) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean island + village, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.
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What Shimamura means
嶋
island
村
village
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Shimamura describes a place. Its kanji point to a village, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.