About Terao
The surname Terao is of Japanese origin and is written in kanji as 寺尾. The first character "寺" means "temple" and the second character "尾" means "tail" or "end." Therefore, the surname Terao can be interpreted to mean "temple tail" or "end of the temple." It is likely that this surname originated from individuals who lived near or were associated with a temple.
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The surname Terao is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Terao 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 Terao in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Terao using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.