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Japanese: written 古谷 ‘old valley’ more correctly 古屋 ‘old room’. Some bearers are descended from the Taira clan others from the Minamoto through the Satake and Takeda families. The name is most common in the Tokyo area. The ‘old valley’ version is pronounced Furutani or Kotani in western Japan.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
