Surname

Shiraki

Shiraki (白木) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean white + tree, and Wikidata lists 52 notable people with this family name.

し · ら · き · しらき
Written白木しらきwhite + tree

What Shiraki means

白
white
木
tree

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji