Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Japanese; and the meaning contains the keyword mountain.
usage
meaning
Akiyama 秋山, あきやま Japanese
From Japanese (aki) meaning "autumn" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Aoyama 青山, あおやま Japanese
From Japanese (ao) meaning "green, blue" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Moriyama 森山, もりやま Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Nishiyama 西山, にしやま Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Sugiyama 杉山, すぎやま Japanese
From Japanese (sugi) meaning "cedar" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Uchiyama 内山, うちやま Japanese
From Japanese (uchi) meaning "inside" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Yamada 山田, やまだ Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Yamagishi 山岸, やまぎし Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".
Yamaguchi 山口, やまぐち Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance". Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) bears this name.
Yamamoto 山本, やまもと Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Yamashita 山下, やました Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (shita) meaning "under, below".
Yamauchi 山内, やまうち Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (uchi) meaning "inside".
Yamazaki 山崎, やまざき Japanese
From Japanese (yama) meaning "mountain" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".