About Furutani
The surname Furutani is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "古谷." The first character "古" means "old" or "ancient," while the second character "谷" means "valley." Therefore, the surname Furutani can be interpreted to mean "old valley" or "ancient valley." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the family or its ancestors lived near or in an old valley.
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The surname Furutani is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Furutani based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Furutani is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Furutani in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Furutani using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.