Japanese: usually written with characters meaning ‘earthen well’;
found mainly in western Japan and the island of Shikoku. A name with
the same pronunciation, but written with characters meaning ‘earthen
habitation’, is found in eastern Japan. Both have an alternate
pronunciation: Tsuchii.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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