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Updated February 20, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese (Ōishi) : from a common topographic name meaning ‘large rock’. The surname is found mostly in eastern Japan and on the island of Okinawa. It is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku.

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