Surname
Ishihara
Ishihara (石原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean stone + field, and Wikidata lists 186 notable people with this family name.
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What Ishihara means
石
stone
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ishihara describes a place. Its kanji point to stones and a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Ishihara
Shintarō Ishihara 石原 慎太郎Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
Katsuya Ishihara 石原 克哉Japanese association football player
Takayoshi Ishihara 石原 崇兆Japanese association football player
Shinobu Ishihara 石原 忍Japanese ophthalmologist (1879–1963)
Taku Ishihara 石原 卓Japanese association football player
Daisuke Ishihara 石原 大助Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.