ABE (1) 安倍 JapaneseFrom Japanese
安 (a) meaning "peace" and
倍 (be) meaning "multiple times".
ABE (2) 安部 JapaneseFrom Japanese
安 (a) meaning "peace" and
部 (be) meaning "part, section".
FUKUI 福井 JapaneseDenoted a person who was from Fukui prefecture in Japan.
HIMURA 緋村 JapaneseFrom Japanese
緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, dark red" and
村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
HONDA 本田 JapaneseFrom Japanese
本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and
田 (ta) meaning "field".
INOUE 井上 JapaneseMeans "above the well", from Japanese
井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit", an unwritten possessive marker
の (no), and
上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".
ITOU 伊藤 JapaneseFrom Japanese
伊 (i) meaning "this" and
藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
KATOU 加藤 JapaneseFrom Japanese
加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and
藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
KAWAGUCHI 川口 JapaneseMeans "mouth of the river", from Japanese
川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and
口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
KOIZUMI 小泉 JapaneseFrom Japanese
小 (ko) meaning "small" and
泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain". A notable bearer of this name is Junichiro Koizumi (1942-), who was Prime Minister of Japan.
KUROSAWA 黒澤 JapaneseFrom Japanese
黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and
澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director.
MAEDA 前田 JapaneseFrom Japanese
前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and
田 (ta) meaning "field".
MATSUMOTO 松本 JapaneseFrom one of the many places with this name in Japan, derived from Japanese
松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and
本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
MIYAMOTO 宮本 JapaneseFrom Japanese
宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and
本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).
MOTO 本 JapaneseFrom Japanese
本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". More commonly it is the final character in Japanese surnames.
SAITOU 斎藤 JapaneseFrom Japanese
斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship" and
藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
SASAKI 佐々木 JapaneseFrom Japanese
佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark
々) and
木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
SATOU 佐藤 JapaneseFrom Japanese
佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and
藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria". The final character might indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan. This is the most common surname in Japan.
SUZUKI 鈴木 JapaneseFrom Japanese
鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and
木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood". This is the second most common surname in Japan.
TAKENAKA 竹中 JapaneseMeans "dweller amongst bamboo", from Japanese
竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and
中 (naka) meaning "middle".
TANAKA 田中 JapaneseMeans "dweller in the rice fields", from Japanese
田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and
中 (naka) meaning "middle".
UEDA 上田 JapaneseFrom Japanese
上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and
田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
UENO 上野 JapaneseFrom Japanese
上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and
野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
YAMAGUCHI 山口 JapaneseFrom Japanese
山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and
口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance". Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) bears this name.