Yamanaka Family History
Yamanaka Name Meaning
Japanese: written 山中 ‘(one who lives) in the midst of the mountains’. It is a topographic name borne by various descendants of the Ogasawara Seki Sasaki and Akamatsu families. It is found mainly in western Japan and the island of Okinawa.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022