Surname

Hirabayashi

Hirabayashi (平林) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean peace + grove, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.

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Written平林ひらばやしpeace + grove

What Hirabayashi means

平
peace, flat
林
grove

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Hirabayashi

Toshio Hirabayashi 平林 俊夫Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji