About Ishii
The surname Ishii is of Japanese origin and is written with the kanji characters 石 (ishi), meaning "stone," and 井 (ii), meaning "well." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found throughout the country. The name Ishii may have originated from a person's association with a stone well or a location near a well, or it could have been adopted as a descriptive name for someone with a strong or solid character.
Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.
Save 15%-60% this holiday season
The surname Ishii is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ishii 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 Ishii is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Ishii in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Ishii using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.