Surname

Taira

Taira (平) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean peace, and Wikidata lists 86 notable people with this family name.

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Written平たいらpeace

What Taira means

平
peace, flat

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Taira mean 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.

Famous people named Taira

Satoshi Taira 平 聡Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji