Surname

Shinomiya

Shinomiya (四宮) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean four + shrine, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.

し · の · み · や · しのみや
Written四宮しのみやfour + shrine

What Shinomiya means

四
four
宮
shrine, palace

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Shinomiya 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.

Surnames that share a kanji