Etymology and distribution of 茅原.

Chihara 【茅原】^{レベル5
About 2,700}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Nara-ken , Oosaka-fu , Kagoshima-ken .

① Nara-ken Uda-shi Originated from Nishikemine, a small figure of Haibara Fukuchi. Nara-ken Uda-shi It was in the Edo era at Haribara Nakamaki.

② Nara-ken Nara-shi Originated from Nishinomi in Sukawa-cho.

③ Kouchi-ken Kami-shi Birth of Nishinomi (Nishinomine) in Kohoku-cho. A place name with a record since the Azuchi-Momoyama period.

④ Topography . A variant of 西峰 . Kagoshima-ken Hioki-shi From Nishimine gate of the gate division system which was in the Edo era in Higashi-machi town Nagasato.

Kayahara 【茅原】^{レベル5
About 2,700}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Shizuoka-ken , Yamaguchi-ken , Fukuoka-ken . Summary . A variant of the 日下 . Okayama-ken Okayama-shi Kita Ward Marunouchi was in the Edo period in the Clan Okayama of the Clan office. 日下 Kusaka reference.