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The 200 most common Japanese family names with meanings and origins
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Plant
Nature
Color
佐藤
Sato
さとう
helpful wisteria
#1
plant
nationwide
鈴木
Suzuki
すずき
bell tree
#2
plant
central Japan
高橋
Takahashi
たかはし
high bridge
#3
landscape
nationwide
田中
Tanaka
たなか
middle of the rice field
#4
landscape
nationwide
渡辺
Watanabe
わたなべ
crossing the edges
#5
water
nationwide
伊藤
Ito
いとう
from Ise wisteria
#6
plant
central Japan
山本
Yamamoto
やまもと
base of the mountain
#7
landscape
western Japan
中村
Nakamura
なかむら
middle village
#8
landscape
nationwide
小林
Kobayashi
こばやし
small forest
#9
nature
nationwide
加藤
Kato
かとう
increasing wisteria
#10
plant
central Japan
吉田
Yoshida
よしだ
lucky rice field
#11
nature
western Japan
山田
Yamada
やまだ
mountain rice field
#12
landscape
nationwide
佐々木
Sasaki
ささき
small helpful tree
#13
plant
northern Japan
松本
Matsumoto
まつもと
base of the pine
#14
nature
central Japan
井上
Inoue
いのうえ
above the well
#15
landscape
western Japan
木村
Kimura
きむら
tree village
#16
nature
nationwide
林
Hayashi
はやし
forest
#17
nature
nationwide
清水
Shimizu
しみず
pure water
#18
water
nationwide
山崎
Yamazaki
やまざき
mountain cape
#19
landscape
western Japan
森
Mori
もり
forest
#20
nature
western Japan
阿部
Abe
あべ
peaceful part
#21
abstract
northern Japan
池田
Ikeda
いけだ
pond rice field
#22
water
western Japan
橋本
Hashimoto
はしもと
base of the bridge
#23
landscape
nationwide
山下
Yamashita
やました
below the mountain
#24
landscape
western Japan
石川
Ishikawa
いしかわ
stone river
#25
landscape
nationwide
中島
Nakajima
なかじま
middle island
#26
landscape
nationwide
前田
Maeda
まえだ
front rice field
#27
landscape
western Japan
藤田
Fujita
ふじた
wisteria rice field
#28
plant
western Japan
小川
Ogawa
おがわ
small river
#29
water
nationwide
岡本
Okamoto
おかもと
base of the hill
#30
landscape
western Japan
松田
Matsuda
まつだ
pine rice field
#31
nature
western Japan
中川
Nakagawa
なかがわ
middle river
#32
water
nationwide
西村
Nishimura
にしむら
west village
#33
direction
western Japan
藤井
Fujii
ふじい
wisteria well
#34
plant
western Japan
坂本
Sakamoto
さかもと
base of the slope
#35
landscape
western Japan
後藤
Goto
ごとう
behind wisteria
#36
plant
nationwide
遠藤
Endo
えんどう
distant wisteria
#37
plant
nationwide
青木
Aoki
あおき
blue tree
#38
color
nationwide
福田
Fukuda
ふくだ
lucky rice field
#39
nature
nationwide
西田
Nishida
にしだ
west rice field
#40
direction
western Japan
三浦
Miura
みうら
three coves
#41
water
eastern Japan
藤原
Fujiwara
ふじわら
wisteria plain
#42
plant
nationwide
岡田
Okada
おかだ
hill rice field
#43
landscape
western Japan
長谷川
Hasegawa
はせがわ
long valley river
#44
water
nationwide
村上
Murakami
むらかみ
above the village
#45
landscape
nationwide
近藤
Kondo
こんどう
near wisteria
#46
plant
nationwide
石田
Ishida
いしだ
stone rice field
#47
landscape
nationwide
斎藤
Saito
さいとう
purified wisteria
#48
plant
nationwide
大原
Ohara
おおはら
great plain
#49
landscape
western Japan
上田
Ueda
うえだ
upper rice field
#50
landscape
central Japan
田村
Tamura
たむら
rice field village
#51
landscape
nationwide
金子
Kaneko
かねこ
metal child
#52
element
eastern Japan
桑原
Kuwahara
くわはら
mulberry plain
#53
plant
western Japan
今井
Imai
いまい
present well
#54
abstract
nationwide
内藤
Naito
ないとう
inner wisteria
#55
plant
nationwide
村田
Murata
むらた
village rice field
#56
landscape
western Japan
橘
Tachibana
たちばな
mandarin orange tree
#57
plant
western Japan
杉山
Sugiyama
すぎやま
cedar mountain
#58
nature
nationwide
平野
Hirano
ひらの
flat plain
#59
landscape
nationwide
小島
Kojima
こじま
small island
#60
landscape
nationwide
久保
Kubo
くぼ
long hollow
#61
landscape
western Japan
宮本
Miyamoto
みやもと
base of the shrine
#62
spiritual
western Japan
岩田
Iwata
いわた
rock rice field
#63
landscape
nationwide
牧野
Makino
まきの
grazing field
#64
nature
nationwide
平山
Hirayama
ひらやま
flat mountain
#65
landscape
nationwide
柴田
Shibata
しばた
brushwood rice field
#66
nature
nationwide
土屋
Tsuchiya
つちや
earth house
#67
element
eastern Japan
宮崎
Miyazaki
みやざき
shrine cape
#68
spiritual
western Japan
岩崎
Iwasaki
いわさき
rocky cape
#69
landscape
nationwide
木下
Kinoshita
きのした
below the tree
#70
nature
western Japan
菅原
Sugawara
すがわらの
sedge grass plain
#71
plant
northern Japan
竹内
Takeuchi
たけうち
inside the bamboo
#72
plant
nationwide
和田
Wada
わだ
harmonious rice field
#73
abstract
nationwide
中田
Nakata
なかた
middle rice field
#74
landscape
nationwide
大塚
Otsuka
おおつか
great mound
#75
landscape
eastern Japan
内田
Uchida
うちだ
inner rice field
#76
landscape
nationwide
水野
Mizuno
みずの
water field
#77
water
central Japan
原
Hara
はら
plain
#78
landscape
nationwide
島田
Shimada
しまだ
island rice field
#79
landscape
nationwide
永田
Nagata
ながた
long rice field
#80
landscape
nationwide
谷
Tani
たに
valley
#81
landscape
western Japan
上野
Ueno
うえの
upper field
#82
landscape
eastern Japan
松井
Matsui
まつい
pine well
#83
nature
nationwide
野口
Noguchi
のぐち
field entrance
#84
landscape
nationwide
川本
Kawamoto
かわもと
base of the river
#85
water
nationwide
黒沢
Kurosawa
くろさわ
black swamp
#86
color
nationwide
横山
Yokoyama
よこやま
side mountain
#87
landscape
nationwide
小野田
Onoda
おのだ
small field rice field
#88
landscape
nationwide
川口
Kawaguchi
かわぐち
river mouth
#89
water
nationwide
星野
Hoshino
ほしの
star field
#90
celestial
nationwide
中
Naka
なか
middle
#91
direction
nationwide
辻本
Tsujimoto
つじもと
base of the crossroads
#92
landscape
western Japan
緒方
Ogata
おがた
thread direction
#93
abstract
western Japan
竹中
Takenaka
たけなか
inside the bamboo
#94
plant
nationwide
立石
Tateishi
たていし
standing stone
#95
landscape
nationwide
大島
Oshima
おおしま
great island
#96
landscape
nationwide
植村
Uemura
うえむら
planting village
#97
nature
nationwide
細川
Hosokawa
ほそかわ
narrow river
#98
water
western Japan
長野
Nagano
ながの
long field
#99
landscape
central Japan
原田
Harada
はらだ
plain rice field
#100
landscape
nationwide
吉村
Yoshimura
よしむら
lucky village
#101
abstract
western Japan
荒井
Arai
あらい
rough well
#102
nature
eastern Japan
岩本
Iwamoto
いわもと
base of the rock
#103
landscape
nationwide
松永
Matsunaga
まつなが
long pine
#104
nature
western Japan
小野
Ono
おの
small field
#105
landscape
nationwide
福永
Fukunaga
ふくなが
long luck
#106
abstract
western Japan
野田
Noda
のだ
field rice field
#107
landscape
nationwide
田口
Taguchi
たぐち
rice field entrance
#108
landscape
nationwide
丸山
Maruyama
まるやま
round mountain
#109
landscape
nationwide
土井
Doi
どい
earth well
#110
element
nationwide
三宅
Miyake
みやけ
three residences
#111
abstract
nationwide
西尾
Nishio
にしお
western tail
#112
direction
western Japan
南
Minami
みなみ
south
#113
direction
nationwide
岸
Kishi
きし
shore
#114
water
nationwide
内山
Uchiyama
うちやま
inner mountain
#115
landscape
nationwide
矢野
Yano
やの
arrow field
#116
abstract
western Japan
上原
Uehara
うえはら
upper plain
#117
landscape
nationwide
白石
Shiraishi
しらいし
white stone
#118
color
nationwide
谷口
Taniguchi
たにぐち
valley entrance
#119
landscape
nationwide
川島
Kawashima
かわしま
river island
#120
water
nationwide
西本
Nishimoto
にしもと
western base
#121
direction
western Japan
早川
Hayakawa
はやかわ
fast river
#122
water
eastern Japan
森田
Morita
もりた
forest rice field
#123
nature
nationwide
飯田
Iida
いいだ
cooked rice field
#124
food
nationwide
鈴本
Suzumoto
すずもと
bell base
#125
abstract
eastern Japan
広田
Hirota
ひろた
wide rice field
#126
landscape
nationwide
山内
Yamauchi
やまうち
inside the mountain
#127
landscape
nationwide
小室
Komuro
こむろ
small room
#128
abstract
nationwide
中沢
Nakazawa
なかざわ
middle swamp
#129
water
nationwide
大橋
Ohashi
おおはし
great bridge
#130
landscape
nationwide
進藤
Shindo
しんどう
advancing wisteria
#131
plant
nationwide
倉田
Kurata
くらた
warehouse rice field
#132
landscape
nationwide
江口
Eguchi
えぐち
inlet entrance
#133
water
nationwide
島
Shima
しま
island
#134
landscape
nationwide
坪井
Tsuboi
つぼい
garden well
#135
nature
nationwide
村木
Muraki
むらき
village tree
#136
nature
nationwide
藤本
Fujimoto
ふじもと
wisteria base
#137
plant
nationwide
小山
Koyama
こやま
small mountain
#138
landscape
nationwide
小沢
Ozawa
おざわ
small swamp
#139
water
nationwide
永井
Nagai
ながい
long well
#140
abstract
nationwide
東海林
Shoji
しょうじ
east sea forest
#141
nature
northern Japan
児玉
Kodama
こだま
child jewel
#142
abstract
nationwide
占部
Urabe
うらべ
divination group
#143
spiritual
western Japan
茂木
Mogi
もぎ
lush tree
#144
nature
nationwide
岸田
Kishida
きしだ
shore rice field
#145
water
nationwide
桜井
Sakurai
さくらい
cherry blossom well
#146
nature
nationwide
津田
Tsuda
つだ
harbor rice field
#147
water
nationwide
渋谷
Shibuya
しぶや
astringent valley
#148
abstract
eastern Japan
重松
Shigematsu
しげまつ
heavy pine
#149
nature
western Japan
大石
Oishi
おおいし
great stone
#150
landscape
western Japan
長瀬
Nagase
ながせ
long rapids
#151
water
nationwide
杉浦
Sugiura
すぎうら
cedar bay
#152
nature
nationwide
宮下
Miyashita
みやした
below the shrine
#153
spiritual
nationwide
広瀬
Hirose
ひろせ
wide rapids
#154
water
nationwide
相馬
Soma
そうま
mutual horse
#155
animal
northern Japan
大野
Ohno
おおの
great field
#156
landscape
nationwide
海老沢
Ebisawa
えびさわ
shrimp swamp
#157
animal
eastern Japan
金沢
Kanazawa
かなざわ
metal swamp
#158
element
northern Japan
三井
Mitsui
みつい
three wells
#159
abstract
nationwide
坂田
Sakata
さかた
slope rice field
#160
landscape
nationwide
長島
Nagashima
ながしま
long island
#161
landscape
nationwide
梅津
Umezu
うめづ
plum harbor
#162
plant
northern Japan
浜田
Hamada
はまだ
beach rice field
#163
water
nationwide
松浦
Matsuura
まつうら
pine bay
#164
nature
western Japan
豊田
Toyoda
とよだ
abundant rice field
#165
landscape
central Japan
中野
Nakano
なかの
middle field
#166
landscape
nationwide
富永
Tominaga
とみなが
abundant long
#167
abstract
western Japan
北川
Kitagawa
きたがわ
north river
#168
direction
nationwide
寺田
Terada
てらだ
temple rice field
#169
spiritual
nationwide
赤木
Akagi
あかぎ
red tree
#170
color
nationwide
野崎
Nozaki
のざき
field cape
#171
landscape
nationwide
岡崎
Okazaki
おかざき
hill cape
#172
landscape
nationwide
関口
Sekiguchi
せきぐち
checkpoint entrance
#173
abstract
eastern Japan
畑
Hata
はた
cultivated field
#174
landscape
nationwide
芦田
Ashida
あしだ
reed rice field
#175
plant
nationwide
黒田
Kuroda
くろだ
black rice field
#176
color
western Japan
秋山
Akiyama
あきやま
autumn mountain
#177
season
nationwide
川上
Kawakami
かわかみ
upper river
#178
water
nationwide
塚本
Tsukamoto
つかもと
base of the mound
#179
landscape
nationwide
酒井
Sakai
さかい
sake well
#180
food
nationwide
白井
Shirai
しらい
white well
#181
color
nationwide
三沢
Misawa
みさわ
three swamps
#182
water
northern Japan
川野
Kawano
かわの
river field
#183
water
nationwide
今村
Imamura
いまむら
present village
#184
abstract
nationwide
藤沢
Fujisawa
ふじさわ
wisteria swamp
#185
plant
eastern Japan
平田
Hirata
ひらた
flat rice field
#186
landscape
nationwide
長谷川
Hasegawa
はせがわ
long valley river
#187
water
nationwide
横井
Yokoi
よこい
side well
#188
abstract
nationwide
玉井
Tamai
たまい
jewel well
#189
abstract
nationwide
長岡
Nagaoka
ながおか
long hill
#190
landscape
nationwide
榎本
Enomoto
えのもと
hackberry base
#191
plant
nationwide
水谷
Mizutani
みずたに
water valley
#192
water
nationwide
川田
Kawada
かわだ
river rice field
#193
water
nationwide
新川
Shinkawa
しんかわ
new river
#194
water
nationwide
杉本
Sugimoto
すぎもと
cedar base
#195
nature
nationwide
石原
Ishihara
いしはら
stone plain
#196
landscape
nationwide
西川
Nishikawa
にしかわ
west river
#197
direction
nationwide
松村
Matsumura
まつむら
pine village
#198
nature
nationwide
武田
Takeda
たけだ
military rice field
#199
abstract
nationwide
湊
Minato
みなと
harbor
#200
water
nationwide