indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 小菅, 小管, 古菅(Japanese Kanji) こすげ(Japanese Hiragana)
Other Forms FormsKosuga, Kokan, Osuge, Osuga, Kokuda, Okuda
Meaning & History
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".
It may also be from Japanese 小菅 (Kosuge) meaning "Kosuge", a village in the district of Kitatsuru in the prefecture of Yamanashi in Japan, or a neighborhood in the area of Mizuho in the city of Iiyama in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.
小管 and 古菅 are variant spellings of 小菅.
It may also be from Japanese 小菅 (Kosuge) meaning "Kosuge", a village in the district of Kitatsuru in the prefecture of Yamanashi in Japan, or a neighborhood in the area of Mizuho in the city of Iiyama in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.
小管 and 古菅 are variant spellings of 小菅.