About Kobayashi
The surname Kobayashi is of Japanese origin and is written as 小林 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and has a literal meaning of "small forest" or "little woods." The first character "小" (ko) means "small" or "little," while the second character "林" (hayashi) means "forest" or "woods." Therefore, the surname Kobayashi can be interpreted as someone who either lived near or had an association with a small forest or wooded area.
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The surname Kobayashi is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kobayashi 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 Kobayashi is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Kobayashi in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kobayashi using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.