Surname
Soejima
Soejima (副島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean vice-; assistant + island, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.
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What Soejima means
副
vice-; assistant
島
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Soejima describes a place. Its kanji point to an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.