Surname

Yoshioka

Yoshioka (吉岡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good luck + hill, and Wikidata lists 95 notable people with this family name.

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Written吉岡よしおかgood luck + hill

What Yoshioka means

吉
good luck
岡
hill

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Yoshioka

Hideki Yoshioka 吉岡 秀樹Japanese association football player
Satoshi Yoshioka 吉岡 聡Japanese association football player
Yoshioka Yayoi 吉岡 彌生Japanese activist and physician (1871–1959)
Riho Yoshioka 吉岡 里帆Japanese actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji