About Horii
The surname Horii is of Japanese origin and is written as 堀井 in kanji characters. The name is derived from two elements: "hori" meaning "moat" or "ditch" and "i" meaning "well" or "water source." Therefore, the surname Horii can be interpreted as "well in the moat" or "water source in the ditch." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is associated with individuals whose ancestors may have lived near or worked with water sources or moats.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Horii based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Horii in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Horii using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.