Akiyama

Usage: Japanese

Means "autumn mountain" from Japanese aki "autumn" and yama "mountain", or "hill".

Fujimoto

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "base of Mount Fuji" from fuji for the famous mountain called Mount Fuji and moto meaning "base".

Fujioka

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Denoted one living near or on Mount Fuji.

Fukui

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Meaning "fortunate" or can mean "one who is from the Fukui prefecture".

Hamasaki

Usage: Japanese

Hama meaning "beach, seashore"and Saki meaning "small peninsula" or "cape".

Hashimoto

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "base of bridge" from hashi meaning "bridge" and moto meaning "base".

Hayashi

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "forest". It is a somewhat common surname and its Chinese counterpart, using the same character, is Lin.

Himura

Usage: Japanese

Means "scarlet village" from hi meaning "scarlet" and mura meaning "village".

Hisakawa

Usage: Japanese

The word kawa means "river" in Japanese. Hisakawa comes from the name pronounced i-chi-kawa which meant "market place by the river".

Honda

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Meaning "one from the base of the fields".

Inoue

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "above the well" from Japanese i "well", no "of", ue "top".

Ito

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From i meaning "this" and to meaning "wisteria", the latter syllable indicating a connection to the Fujiwara ("wisteria field") clan.

Kagome

Usage: Japanese

Means "park" in Japanese.

Kato

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From ka meaning "add" and to meaning "wisteria", the latter syllable indicating a connection to the Fujiwara (wisteria field) clan.

Kawaguchi

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "mouth of the river" from kawa = "river" and guchi = "mouth".

Kimura

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "tree village", it is the 18th most common Japanese surname.

Kita

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From ki meaning "tree" and ta meaning "field".

Kobayashi

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "small forest" in Japanese. It's derived from ko "small" and hayashi "forest".

Koizumi

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "little spring" in Japanese. A prominent bearer of this name is Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Kurosawa

Usage: Japanese

Means "black swamp," from the prefix kuro, meaning "black", and sawa, "swamp".

Maki

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "black pine" in Japanese.

Matsumoto

Usage: Japanese

Derived from one of many place names called Matsumoto in Japan. The word matsumoto itself is derived from Japanese matsu "a pine tree".

Matsuoka

Usage: Japanese

Means "a hill covered in pines", from Japanese matsu "pine" and oka "a hill".

Matsushita

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "below the pine", from matsu "pine" and shita "lower, below".

Minami

Usage: Japanese

Means "south" in Japanese. Not only a surname, it is also a given name and a name for (often southern) Japanese city wards.

Miyamoto

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "base of the shrine" in Japanese, from miya "shrine" + moto "base". Notable bearer is Shigureu Miyamoto.

Mizushima

Usage: Japanese

From mizu meaning "water" and shima meaning "island".

Mori

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "forest" in Japanese.

Motou

Usage: Japanese

Means "base, source, origin". Used as an ending in many Japanese surnames.

Nakahara

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From naka meaning "middle" and hara meaning "plain" or "field".

Nakamura

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From naka meaning "middle" and mura meaning "village".

Nakano

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "central field" in Japanese.

Nishimura

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Probably means "western village", from nishi "west" and mura "village".

Oshiro

Usage: Japanese, Okinawan Extra: Statistics

Means "big castle". There were once 5 Okinawan kingdoms, and the Oshiros were the big castles.

Saito

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From sai meaning "correct" and to meaning "wisteria", the latter syllable indicating a connection to the Fujiwara ("wisteria field") clan.

Sato (1)

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From sa meaning "help" and to meaning "wisteria", the latter syllable indicating a connection to the Fujiwara ("wisteria field") clan.

Sato (2)

Usage: Japanese

Refers to a village or road marker.

Shizuka

Usage: Japanese

Derived from the first name Shizuka.

Suzuki

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "bell tree" from suzu, meaning "bell", and ki, "tree".

Tachibana

Usage: Japanese

Means "wild orange" in Japanese.

Takahashi

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "high bridge".

Takenaka

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "(dweller in the) middle of bamboo".

Tanaka

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "(dweller in the) middle of rice fields", from ta "rice field", and naka "in".

Tsukino

Usage: Japanese

Means "moon field". From tsuki meaning "moon" and no meaning "field".

Tsukuda

Usage: Japanese

Means "cultivated rice field".

Ueda

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From Japanese words meaning "high" and "rice paddy".

Ueno

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Derived from a common place name bearing the meaning "upper field". It is written, and also reads Kamino, Agano and Kôzuke.

Wakahisa

Usage: Japanese

Means "forever young" from the Japanese waka "young" and hisa "longevity, ancient".

Watanabe

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From wata meaning "cross" and nabe meaning "bank".

Yamada

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

From yama meaning "mountain" and ta meaning "rice field" (t changes to d after a vowel).

Yamamoto

Usage: Japanese Extra: Statistics

Means "base of the mountain" from yama, meaning "mountain", and moto, meaning "base, origin".

Yukimura

Usage: Japanese

Means "snowy village," from yuki "snow" and mura "village".