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by Tondoteottotote on August 6th, 2005

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What is the origin of the Japanese family name "Usui"?

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  • by   on August 2nd, 2009

     

    Japanese: ‘mortar well’, referring to a mortar in which things are ground up with a pestle; the name is found mostly in eastern Japan.

    http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/usui?detoured=1

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