Surname
Tanioka
Tanioka (谷岡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean valley + hill, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.
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What Tanioka means
谷
valley
岡
hill
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Tanioka describes a place. Its kanji point to a valley and a hill, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.