Surname

Terauchi

Terauchi (寺内) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean temple + inside, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

て · ら · う · ち · てらうち
Written寺内てらうちtemple + inside

What Terauchi means

寺
temple
内
inside

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Terauchi

Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅Japanese general (1852-1919)
Hisaichi Terauchi 寺内 寿一Japanese general (1879-1946)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji