About Terashima
The surname Terashima is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters 寺島. The first character "寺" means "temple" and the second character "島" means "island." Therefore, the surname Terashima can be interpreted to mean "temple island" or "island of the temple." It is likely that the name originated from a person or family who lived near or had a connection to a temple located on an island.
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The surname Terashima is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Terashima 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 Terashima is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Terashima in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Terashima using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.