Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 天王寺谷(Japanese Kanji) てんのうじや(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsTennojiya, Tennoujiya, Tennohjiya, Tennōjitani, Tennōjidani, Tennōja
Meaning & History
From Japanese 天王寺谷 (Tennōjiya), script-changed from 天王寺屋 (Tennōjiya) meaning "Tennōji Store", a store that was in the ward of Tennōji in the city of Ōsaka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.