Surname
Torii
Torii (鳥居) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean bird + to dwell, and Wikidata lists 41 notable people with this family name.
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What Torii means
鳥
bird
居
to dwell
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Torii mean bird + to dwell. 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 Torii
Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居 清長Japanese artist (1752–1815)
Ryūzō Torii 鳥居 龍蔵Japanese archaeologist (1870-1953)
Torii Mototada 鳥居 元忠Samurai who served Tokugawa Ieyasu
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.