Top Japanese Surnames

The most popular Japanese last names — their meanings, kanji, and cultural significance.

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Ishikawa

Topographic surname meaning stone river.

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Sato

Very common Japanese surname, historically linked to clan and office associat...

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Suzuki

Historic Japanese surname often interpreted as bell tree in common readings.

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Saito

Japanese surname meaning purification or abstinence from the wisteria plant. ...

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Okamoto

Topographic surname meaning hill base or origin hill.

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Tanaka

Topographic surname meaning central rice field or field in the middle.

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Yamamoto

Topographic surname meaning base of the mountain.

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Hattori

Japanese surname meaning 'clothing guild', from hatto/hatori (loom weaver). I...

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Kaneko

Japanese surname meaning 'golden child', from kane (gold, metal) and ko (chil...

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Miyamoto

Japanese surname meaning 'base of the shrine', combining miya (shrine, palace...

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Terada

Japanese surname meaning 'temple rice paddy', combining tera (Buddhist temple...

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Fukuda

Japanese surname meaning 'blessed rice paddy', combining fuku (good fortune, ...

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Tsuchiya

Japanese surname meaning 'earth house', from tsuchi (earth, soil) and ya (hou...

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Arakawa

Japanese surname meaning 'rough river', from ara (rough, wild) and kawa (rive...

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Hosokawa

Japanese surname meaning 'slender river', from hoso (narrow, slender) and kaw...

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Kuroda

Japanese surname meaning 'black rice paddy', from kuro (black) and da (rice f...

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Matsuda

Japanese surname meaning 'pine rice paddy', combining matsu (pine tree) and d...

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Kudoh

Japanese surname meaning 'work and wisteria', from ku (craft, work) and do/fu...

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Ichikawa

Japanese surname meaning 'one river', combining ichi (one) and kawa (river). ...

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Hirano

Japanese surname meaning 'level field', combining hira (flat, level) and no (...

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Yasuda

Japanese surname meaning 'peaceful rice paddy', combining yasu (peaceful, che...

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Sugimoto

Japanese surname meaning 'base of the cedar', combining sugi (cedar tree) and...

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Masuda

Japanese surname meaning 'increasing rice paddy', from masu (to increase, to ...

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Ueno

Japanese surname meaning 'upper field', combining ue (above, upper) and no (f...

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Takeda

Japanese surname meaning 'military virtue', combining take (military, warrior...

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Sugiyama

Japanese surname meaning 'cedar mountain', from sugi (cedar tree) and yama (m...

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Maruyama

Japanese surname meaning 'round mountain', combining maru (round, circle) and...

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Ando

Japanese surname meaning 'peaceful wisteria', combining an (peaceful, calm) a...

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Kinoshita

Japanese surname meaning 'beneath the tree', from ki (tree) and noshita (bene...

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Nomura

Japanese surname meaning 'field village', combining no (field) and mura (vill...

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Kikuchi

Japanese surname meaning 'chrysanthemum pond', combining kiku (chrysanthemum)...

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Ota

Japanese surname meaning 'great rice paddy', from o (great, large) and ta (ri...

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Kojima

Japanese surname meaning 'small island', combining ko (small) and jima (islan...

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Sakurai

Japanese surname meaning 'cherry blossom well', combining sakura (cherry blos...

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Harada

Japanese surname meaning 'meadow rice paddy', from hara (field, meadow) and d...

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Shibata

Japanese surname meaning 'brushwood rice paddy', from shiba (brushwood, turf)...

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Uchida

Japanese surname meaning 'within the rice paddy', combining uchi (within, ins...

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Morita

Japanese surname meaning 'forest rice paddy', from mori (forest) and ta (rice...

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Ishida

Japanese surname meaning 'stone rice paddy', combining ishi (stone) and da (r...

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Yamashita

Japanese surname meaning 'below the mountain', from yama (mountain) and shita...

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Takeuchi

Japanese surname meaning 'within the bamboo', from take (bamboo) and uchi (wi...

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Murakami

Japanese surname meaning 'above the village', combining mura (village) and ka...

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Hasegawa

Japanese surname meaning 'long valley river', combining hase (long valley) an...

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Matsui

Japanese surname meaning 'pine well', from matsu (pine tree) and i (well). It...

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Noguchi

Japanese surname meaning 'entrance to the field', from no (field, plain) and ...

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Imai

Japanese surname meaning 'present well', from ima (now, present) and i (well)...

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Ueda

Japanese surname meaning 'above the rice paddy', from ue (above, upper) and d...

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Takahashi

Topographic surname meaning tall bridge.

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Watanabe

Historic Japanese surname associated with a crossing or ferry side in older p...

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Yamaguchi

Japanese surname meaning mouth of the mountain or mountain entrance. One of t...

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About Japanese surnames

Japanese surnames often describe nature, geography, or ancestral locations. Many date back centuries to feudal Japan.