Surname
Miyao
Miyao (宮尾) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shrine + tail, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.
み · や · お · みやお
What Miyao means
宮
shrine, palace
尾
tail, foot of a slope
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Miyao describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.