Surname
Uehara
Uehara (上原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean above + field, and Wikidata lists 152 notable people with this family name.
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What Uehara means
上
above
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Uehara describes a place. Its kanji point to a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Uehara
Shinya Uehara 上原 慎也Japanese association football player
Takuro Uehara 上原 拓郎Japanese association football player
Koji Uehara 上原 浩治Japanese former baseball player and coach
Ken Uehara 上原 謙Japanese actor (1909-1991)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.