Surname
Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya (宇都宮) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean house + capital city + shrine, and Wikidata lists 44 notable people with this family name.
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What Utsunomiya means
宇
house, heavens
都
capital city
宮
shrine, palace
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Utsunomiya describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.