Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 杉村(Japanese Kanji) すぎむら(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /sɨᵝ.ɡʲi.mɯᵝ.ɾä/ Meaning & History From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".