Surname
Takaoka
Takaoka (高岡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean high + hill, and Wikidata lists 67 notable people with this family name.
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What Takaoka means
高
high, tall
岡
hill
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Takaoka describes a place. Its kanji point to a hill, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.