Surname

Hiraoka

Hiraoka (平岡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean peace + hill, and Wikidata lists 37 notable people with this family name.

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Written平岡ひらおかpeace + hill

What Hiraoka means

平
peace, flat
岡
hill

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Hiraoka 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 Hiraoka

Hiroaki Hiraoka 平岡 宏章Japanese association football player and manager
Tasuku Hiraoka 平岡 翼Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji