Browse Submitted Surnames

Aburai Japanese (Rare)
Abura means "oil" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Ai 阿井, あい Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "ridge, eaves, corner" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Akui Japanese
A means "nook", ku means "long time ago, lasting" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".... [more]

Amai 天井, 甘井, アマイ Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Anai 穴井 Japanese
From Japanese 穴 (ana) meaning "hole, pit" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Aoi 蒼井 Japanese
From 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Arai 新井, 荒井 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Aratai Japanese
"Wild well".

Asai 浅井, あさい Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Awai Japanese
Awa means "millet" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.

Doi 土井, どい Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Fujii 藤井 Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Fukai 深井, ふかい Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Hanai 花井 Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Harai Japanese
Hara means "field, plain" and i means "pit, mineshaft, well".

Harui Japanese
Haru means "spring" "well, pit, mineshaft".

Hasui 蓮井 Japanese
Possibly from 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".

Hirai 平井 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Hiroi 廣井, 広井 Japanese
From the Japanese 廣 or 広 (hiro) "wide" and 井 (i) "well."

Horii 堀井, ほりい Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Hoshii 星井, ほしい Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, spot" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, town".

Hosoi 細井, ほそい Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Ī 伊井 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "伊" and "井" meaning "Well".

Ibuka 井深 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).

Ida 井田 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ide 井出, いで Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".

Ide 井手, いで Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 手 (te) meaning "hand".

Ideguchi 井手口 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well", 手 (de) meaning "hand", and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth".

Idezuki 井出月 Japanese
From 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit", 出 (de) meaning "exit", and 月 (tsuki) meaning "month, moon".

Idzutsu 井筒, いづつ Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 筒 (tsutsu) meaning "tube, hub of a wheel".

Igawa 井川, いがわ Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Iguchi 井口 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) "well, mine shaft, pit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Ihara 井原, 伊原, いはら Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" or 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ikawa 井川 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Ikei Japanese
Ike means "pool, pond" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Imori Japanese
I could mean "this" or "mineshaft, pit, well".

Imoto 井本 Japanese
Means "well root" in Japanese.

Imura 井村, いむら Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Imuro Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and muro means "room".

Io Japanese
I could mean "this" or "well, pit, mineshaft" and o means "tail".

Ioka 井岡 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Iori 庵, 井居, 井折, 井織, 伊折 Japanese
This surname is used as 庵, 井居, 井折, 井織, 伊折 or 伊織 with 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat", 井 (sei, shou, i) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 居 (kyo, ko, i.ru, -i, o.ru) meaning "reside, to be, exist, live with", 折 (setsu, o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru) meaning "fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit" and 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]

Isawa Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Ishii 石井 Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Ishima Japanese
I means "well, pit, mineshaft" and shims means "island", or it could be spelled with ishi meaning "rock, stone" and ma meaning "pause".

Iyama Japanese
I means "well, pit, minehaft" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Izawa いざわ, 井沢, 井澤 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Kakii Japanese
Kaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kamai Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kamei 亀井 Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "turtle well". It is written as 亀井. A bearer of this surname is Eri Kamei. She is a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. (1988-)

Kanai 金井, かない Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kashii Japanese
Kashi can mean "candy" or "oak" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit"

Katai 片井, かたい Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Kawai 川井 Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kishii Japanese
Koshi means "shore, bank, beach" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Koiwai 小岩井, 小祝 Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" combined with 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "pit, mineshaft, well" or 祝 (iwai) meaning "blessing, celebrate, congratulations".

Kumai 熊井 Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kunii 国井, 國井, くにい Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (kuni) meaning "country, land" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kurai Japanese
Kura means "warehouse, storehouse" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Marui Japanese
"Round well".

Masai 正井 Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Masui 増井, ますい Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Matsui Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Matsui 松井, まつい Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Michimata 道又 Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "way, road" and 又 (mata) meaning "also, again, and, as well".

Mitsui 三井, 三ツ井 Japanese
From the Japanese 三 (mi or san) and 井 (i) "well." The grammatical and phonetic add-on ツ (tsu) is not always included in this name's spelling.

Momoi 桃井, モモイ Japanese
From Japanese 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Mukai 向井 Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Mukaichi 向井地 Japanese
From 向 (muka) meaning "towards", 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, well, pit", and 地 (chi) meaning "earth, ground, land, destinations".... [more]

Murai 村井 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Muroi 室井, むろい Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nabei 名部井 Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "status, reputation, name", 部 (be) meaning "part, section", 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Nagai 長井, 永井 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nai 名井 Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Niida 新井田, 仁井田 Japanese
From 新 (ni) meaning "new" or 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence", combined with 井 (i) meaning "well", and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nirei 楡井, 榆井 Japanese
From 楡 or 榆 (nire) meaning "elm tree" and 井 (i) meaning "mineshaft, pit, well".

Nishii 西井, にしい Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Oi 大井 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".

Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Okui Japanese
Oku means "interior, inside" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Sakai 坂井, 阪井 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakai 酒井 Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka) meaning "alcohol" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakei Japanese
Sake means "liquor" and I means "well, mineshaft".

Sakurai 桜井, 櫻井, 桃井, さくらい Japanese
From the Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" or 桃 (sakura or momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".

Sasai 笹井 Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit"

Satoi 里井, さとい Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sawai 沢井, 澤井, さわい Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland,swamp, marsh" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".

Shibuimaru 渋井丸 Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".

Shikai 鹿井 Japanese
Possibly from 鹿 (shika) meaning "deer, antelope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".

Shimai Japanese
Shima means "island" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Sugai 菅井, すがい Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Takai 高井 Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."

Takei 武井, 竹井, たけい Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Tamai 玉井 Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, bundle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Terai Japanese
Tera means "temple" and i means "well".

Tomii Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Tsuboi 坪井, 壺井, 壷井 Japanese
From Japanese 坪 (tsubo) referring to a traditional unit of length or 壺 or 壷 (tsubo) meaning "container, pot, jar" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine".

Tsujii 辻井 Japanese
From the Japanese 辻 (tsuji) "{road} crossing" and 井 (i) "well."

Tsukii Japanese
Tsuki means "moon, month" and i means "well, mineshaft."

Tsunoi 角井 Japanese
From the Japanese 角 (tsuno) "horn" and 井 (i) "well."

Uchii Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Urai Japanese
Ura means "seacoast, bay" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Usui 臼井, 碓井,うすい Japanese
From Japanese 臼 (usu) meaning "millstone, mortar" or 碓 (usu) meaning "pestle" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Wakai Japanese
Waka can mean "young" and i can mean "well, mineshaft, pit".

Yai 屋井 Japanese
From 屋 (ya) meaning "dwelling, roof, house, establishment, store, vendor, shop" and 井 (i) meaning "pit, well, mineshaft".

Yamai Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Yasui 安井, ヤスイ Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, tranquil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yokoi 横井, よこい Japanese
From Japanese 横 (yoko) meaning "side, beside, next to" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yoshii 吉井 Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good fortune" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Yui 由比, 由井, 油井 Japanese
From 由 (yu) meaning "purpose, reason, cause" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit" or 比 (i) meaning "compare". Lastly, it could be spelled with 油 (yu) meaning "oil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".... [more]