Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 上林, 官林, 管林, 神林(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsKambayashi
Meaning & History
From the Japanese 上 (kan, kami or ue) "upper," "above," 管 (kan) "tube," "canal," 官 (kan) "authorities," "government" or 神 (kan, kami or shin) "god" and 林 (bayashi or hayashi) "forest," "woods," "grove."