About Ogura
The surname Ogura is of Japanese origin and is written as 小倉 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan. The name Ogura is derived from the combination of the kanji characters "小" (ko), meaning "small" or "little," and "倉" (kura), meaning "warehouse" or "storehouse." Therefore, the surname Ogura can be interpreted to mean "small warehouse" or "little storehouse." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person who either owned or worked in a small warehouse or had some association with such a place.
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The surname Ogura is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ogura 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 Ogura is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Ogura in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Ogura using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.