Surname

Hiratsuka

Hiratsuka (平塚) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean peace + mound, and Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this family name.

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Written平塚ひらつかpeace + mound

What Hiratsuka means

平
peace, flat
塚
mound

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Hiratsuka

Jiro Hiratsuka 平塚 次郎Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji