Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 猪上(Japanese Kanji) いのうえ(Japanese Hiragana) イノウエ(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. I N OO AY [key] Meaning & History 猪上 comes from the kanji (猪 = boar) and (上 = above; up) and could be translated as "The boar from above"