Etymology and distribution of 象谷.

Zoutani 【象谷】^{レベル2
About 30}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Chiba-ken , Nara-ken , Wakayama-ken . Distribution including Ideyama too.

① Topography . From having taken out to the mountain. Chiba-ken Narita-shi Tell Naganuma that it is a pioneer. Chiba-ken Narita-shi Tell him that he was pronouncing Ideyama below. Miyazaki-ken Miyazaki-shi From Tamiya gate of the gate division system that was in the Takaoka cho Kamikuraga in the Edo era.

② Creation . Niigata - ken Sado - shi In Tsuyoshi Minato I tell you that it came out "Mr. Yamaguchi came out". Estimated from tradition is the late Edo era or Meiji new family name . 山口 Yamaguchi reference.