Morioka Family History
Morioka Name Meaning
Japanese: written 森岡 ‘forest hill’. It is mainly found in western Japan and the island of Okinawa. One family of Satsuma (now Kagoshima prefecture) were samurai. A few bearers may have taken the name of the city of Morioka in Iwate prefecture in the far north which is written 盛岡 ‘prosperous hill’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022