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Moriyama Name Meaning

Japanese: usually written 森山 ‘forest mountain’ or 守山 ‘protecting mountain’. The latter version could be taken from any of the three widely scattered placenames in Owari (now part of Aichi prefecture) Iwaki (now part of Fukushima prefecture) or Etchū (now Toyama prefecture). The ‘forest mountain’ version could be taken from even more numerous placenames. Neither version is common as a surname in Japan; they are found mainly in the Ryūkyū Islands.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Toyama, Morikawa, Murayama, Maruyama, Morita, Morioka, Aoyama, Miyake

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You can see how Moriyama families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Moriyama family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 20 Moriyama families living in Hawaii. This was about 61% of all the recorded Moriyama's in USA. Hawaii had the highest population of Moriyama families in 1920.

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There are 627 census records available for the last name Moriyama. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Moriyama census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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There are 266 military records available for the last name Moriyama. For the veterans among your Moriyama ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Moriyama life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1974. The average life expectancy for Moriyama in 1959 was 59, and 90 in 2004.

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