Surname
Shioya
Shioya (塩屋) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean salt + house, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.
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What Shioya means
塩
salt
屋
house, roof
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Shioya mean salt + house. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.