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This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Japanese; and the first letter is M.

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Maeda 前田, まえだ Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Maekawa 前川, まえかわ Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Maki 1 牧, まき Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

Maki 2 真木, まき Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree".

Matsubara 松原, まつばら Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Matsuda 松田, まつだ Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Matsumoto 松本, まつもと Japanese
From 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".

Matsumura 松村, まつむら Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Matsuoka 松岡, まつおか Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Matsushita 松下, まつした Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Minami 南, みなみ Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south".

Miura 三浦, みうら Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Miyagawa 宮川, みやがわ Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Miyajima 宮島, みやじま Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyake 三宅, みやけ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 宅 (yake) meaning "house, home".

Miyamoto 宮本, みやもと Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).

Miyashita 宮下, みやした Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Miyata 宮田, みやた Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Miyazaki 宮崎, みやざき Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizuno 水野, みずの Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Mizushima 水島, みずしま Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Mizutani 水谷, みずたに Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Mochizuki 望月, もちづき Japanese
Means "full moon" in Japanese, a compound of 望 (mochi) meaning "wish, desire" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".

Mori 森, もり Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Morikawa 森川, もりかわ Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Morimoto 森本, もりもと Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Morishita 森下, もりした Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Morita 森田, もりた Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Moriyama 森山, もりやま Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Moto 本, もと Japanese
From Japanese 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". More commonly it is the final character in Japanese surnames.

Mutō 武藤, むとう Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

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