About Teraoka
The surname Teraoka is of Japanese origin and is written in kanji as 寺岡. The first character "寺" (tera) means "temple" and the second character "岡" (oka) means "hill" or "ridge." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Teraoka can be interpreted as "temple hill" or "temple ridge," suggesting a possible ancestral connection to a location near or associated with a temple on a hill or ridge.
The surname Teraoka is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Teraoka 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 Teraoka in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Teraoka using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.