Surname

Yamauchi

Yamauchi (山内) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mountain + inside, and Wikidata lists 196 notable people with this family name.

や · ま · う · ち · やまうち
Written山内やまうちmountain + inside

What Yamauchi means

山
mountain
内
inside

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yamauchi describes a place. Its kanji point to a mountain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Yamauchi

Hiroshi Yamauchi 山内 溥Japanese businessman (1927–2013)
Fusajirō Yamauchi 山内 房治郎Japanese entrepreneur (1859–1940)
Takao Yamauchi 山内 貴雄Japanese association football player
Kazunori Yamauchi 山内 一典Japanese video game designer
Hirofumi Yamauchi 山内 寛史Japanese association football player
Yuichi Yamauchi 山内 祐一Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji