Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 蛯原, 海老原(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsEbiwara, Ebibara
Meaning & History
From a combination of 海 (e) meaning "vastly, gathered, sea, ocean, wide, vast" and 老 (bi) meaning "old age, elderly" or 蛯 (ebi) meaning "pawn, shrimp, lobster", that is then combined with 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".