Ishihara Family History
Ishihara Name Meaning
Japanese: written 石原 ‘rocky plain’ a common placename. This is a frequent surname. One family from Kai (now Yamanashi prefecture) is descended from the Takeda family; several others descend from other branches of the Minamoto clan. The name is pronounced Ishibaru in the Ryūkyū Islands.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022