About Teranishi
The surname Teranishi is of Japanese origin and is written in kanji as 寺西. The name is derived from the combination of the characters "寺" (tera), meaning "temple," and "西" (nishi), meaning "west." Therefore, the surname Teranishi can be interpreted to mean "west of the temple" or "western temple." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is often associated with individuals whose ancestors may have lived near or worked at a temple located in the western part of a town or region.
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The surname Teranishi is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Teranishi 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 Teranishi in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Teranishi using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.