Surname

Koseki

Koseki (小関) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + barrier, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

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Written小関こせきsmall + barrier

What Koseki means

小
small
関
barrier, gate

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji