Surname

Kaneshiro

Kaneshiro (金城) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean gold + castle, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

か · ね · し · ろ · かねしろ
Written金城かねしろgold + castle

What Kaneshiro means

金
gold, metal
城
castle

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kaneshiro mean gold + castle. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro 金城 武Japanese actor and singer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji