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Japanese Surnames (苗字)

The 200 most common Japanese family names with meanings and origins

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