Surname

Tōyama

Tōyama (遠山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean far + mountain, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.

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Written遠山とおやまfar + mountain

What Tōyama means

遠
far
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji