Surname
Usui
Usui (臼井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mortar + well, and Wikidata lists 60 notable people with this family name.
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What Usui means
臼
mortar
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Usui describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Usui
Rie Usui 臼井 理恵Japanese association football player (born 1989)
Mikao Usui 臼井 甕男founder of Reiki (1865-1926)
Yoshito Usui 臼井 儀人Japanese mangaka (1958–2009)
Hitoshi Usui 臼井 仁志Japanese association football player
Kanta Usui 臼井 貫太Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.