Japanese Submitted Surnames

Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sumikura Japanese
Sumi means "pure" and kura means "storehouse, warehouse".
Sumisu スミス Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith
Sumita 澄田, すみた Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumitomo 住友 Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "living" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".
Sumiyoshi 住吉, すみよし Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".
Sumura 須村 Japanese
From 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Sunabara 砂原, すなばら Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Sunada 砂田, すなだ Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sunadori Japanese (Rare)
漁 (Sunadori) means "fishing".
Sunagawa 砂川, すながわ Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sunahara 砂原, すなはら Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field". A notable bearer is Yoshinori Sunahara, a record producer.
Sunami 斯波, すなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Sunamoto Japanese
Suna means "sand" and moto means "origin, source, root".
Suō 周防, すおう Japanese (Rare)
Derived from place name Suō.... [more]
Suwa 諏訪, すわ Japanese
From Japanese 諏 (su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪 (wa) meaning "visit, call on".
Suwa 斯波, すわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suwabe Japanese
A notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.
Suyama 須山, すやま Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Suzu Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.
Suzuhira Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".
Suzukaze 涼風 Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".
Suzumiya Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "chime, bell" and miya means "shrine".
Suzumoto Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".
Suzumura 錫村, 鈴村 Japanese
From Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "copper, tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 村 (mura) meaning "village, town". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Suzumura 鈴村, すずむら Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Suzushiro 鈴城 Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Suzutani Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "bell, chime" and tani means "valley".
Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Suzuya Japanese (Rare)
This is the more commonly heard variation of Suzutani.
Tabata 田端, たばた Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".
Tabata 田畑, 田畠, たばた Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 畑 or 畠 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".
Tabeta 田端, 多部田 Japanese
In eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, its often written as 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" and 端 (beta) meaning "edge, end". However, tabe has also been spelled with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Tabi 多比, たび Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多比 (Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.
Tabuchi 田渕, 田淵, たぶち Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".
Tachikawa Japanese
Tachi means "stand" ad kawa means "river, stream".
Tachikura Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kura means "granary, storehouse, warehouse, have, possess".
Tada 多田 Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."
Tadano 多田野, ただの Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tadano 只野, ただの Japanese
From Japanese 只 (tada) meaning "only, simply, just" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tadayashiki 多田屋敷 Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 多 meaning "many" and 田 meaning "rice field", and 屋 and 敷, 屋敷 meaning "great house".
Tadokoro 田所 Japanese
It literally means "farmland, country", from 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", and 所 (dokoro) meaning "place, institute, plant, station".
Tafu 多布, たふ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多布 (Tafu) meaning "Tafu", a former township in the former district of Kōge in the former Japanese province of Buzen in parts of present-day Ōita, Japan and Fukuoka, Japan.
Tagashira 田頭 Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 頭 (hashira) meaning "head, brain".
Tagawa 田川 Japanese (Rare)
Tagawa means "ricefield river"
Taguchi 田口 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Tahara 田原 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Tahi 多斐, たひ Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tabi, but written 多斐 and pronounced differently.
Tai 泰, たい Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful".
Taira たいら Japanese
Meaning "peace". Together with the Fujiwara and Minamoto, this is one of the most prominent clans in Japanese history... [more]
Tajima 田島, 田嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Tajiri 田尻, タジリ Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 尻 (shiri) "behind, end, rear".
Taka Japanese
From Japanese taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Takabe 高部, たかべ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Takada 高田 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Takafuji 高藤, たかふじ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "high" and 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Takagaki 高垣, たかがき Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "high" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence".
Takagi 高木 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Takagiri 高桐 Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]
Takahama Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".
Takahara 高原 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Takahata 高畑 Japanese
高 (Taka) means "expensive, tall, high" and 畑 (hata) means "field, farmland".... [more]
Takahide Japanese (Rare)
Taka means "eagle" such as in surname "Takasu" but more commonly means "tall,high" instead. Hide means "fine,excellence". This must be one of the very few Japanese surnames that has "Hide" in it. It is mostly just a first name element... [more]
Takahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (Taka) meaning "tall, high" and 星 (Hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Takai 高井 Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."
Takaishi 高石 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Takaki Japanese
Taka means "high" and ki means "wood, tree".
Takakura 高倉, たかくら Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Takakuwa 高桑 Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (kuwa) "mulberry tree."
Takamachi 高町 Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin. It means "high town". Notable bearers are Nanoha Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and Shiro and Miyuki Takamachi from Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever.
Takamaki 高巻 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"
Takamaru 高丸, タカマル Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
Takamatsu 高松 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Takami Japanese
Taka means "High, Tall, Expensive" and Mi means "Viewing, See, Outlook".
Takamine Japanese
Tákats means "high, expensive" and mine means "peak".
Takamitsu Japanese
"Taka" is high or tall, "Mitsu" is light (as in sunlight, lightbulb). This is a rare family name in Japan. It was created by a family within that last century, but strangely enough a couple other families with no blood relation have showed up with that surname within the last 20 years in the Japanese phonebook.
Takamiya 高宮 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Takamori 高森, たかもり Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Takamoto 高本 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Takanaka Japanese
From 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle, in between".
Takanashi 高梨 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 梨 (nashi) meaning "pear".
Takano 高野 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 野 (no) "field, wilderness".
Takao 高尾 Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (o) means "tail".... [more]
Takaoka 高岡, たかおか Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Takasaki 高崎 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Takasato Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and sato means "village, hamlet, type of measurement, league, parent's home".
Takase 高瀬, たかせ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Takashima 高島, 高嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Takasu Japanese
Takasu is a surname that means "Hawk's nest". Taka alone means "hawk"(and others not used for this)and Su is the "nest".
Takasu 高須, たかす Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 須 (su) meaning "necessary".
Takatsuka Japanese
Taka means "high" and tsuka means "mound, hill".
Takatsuki 高月, 高槻, たかつき Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, expensive" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon, month" or 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree".
Takatsutsumi Japanese
Taka means "high, tall, expensive" and tsutsumi means "river, bank, enbankment, dike".
Takaura Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Takayama 高山 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Takayanagi Japanese
Taka "High,Tall" and Yanagi "Willow".
Takayanagi 高柳, たかやなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".
Takayasu Japanese
Taka means "tall, high" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax"
Takazato 高里 Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, expensive, tall" and zato is a variant of 里 (sato) meaning "type of measurement, village, league, parent's home". ... [more]
Takebe 武部, たけべ Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Takebe 竹部, たけべ Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Takehara Japanese (Rare)
Take means "Bamboo" while Hara means "Plain". This surname means " Plain of the Bamboo". Takehara is also a city in Hiroshima and a railway station.
Takehara 竹原, たけはら Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Takei 武井, たけい Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Takei 竹井, たけい Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Takeishi 竹石, たけいし Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Takeishi 武石, たけいし Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Takekawa Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and kawa means "stream, river".
Takemitsu Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and mitsu can mean "light".
Takemiya 竹宮 Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Takemizu 竹水 Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Takemori Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and mori means "forest".
Takemoto 竹本, たけもと Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Takemura 竹村 Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Takeno 武野 Japanese
From Japanese and 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Takeo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and o means "tail".
Takeoka Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and oka means "ridge, hill".
Takesawa 武沢, 武澤, たけさわ Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Takeshita 竹下, たけした Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Taketa 武田, たけた Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Taketatsu 竹達 Japanese
竹 (Take) means "bamboo", 達 (tatsu) means "reach". ... [more]
Taketsuru Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) "bamboo" and 鶴 (tsuru) "crane (bird)".
Takeyama Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and yama means "mountain".
Takeyama 竹山, たけやま Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Takezawa 竹沢, 竹澤, たけざわ Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Takezo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and zo means "castle".
Taki Japanese (Rare)
Tami means "Waterfall". This is occasionally a first name too,as a matter of a fact,neither of them are common.
Taki 滝, 瀧, たき Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".
Takigawa 滝川, 瀧川, たきがわ Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Takiguchi Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and guchi comes from kuchi meaning "mouth, opening".
Takiguchi 滝口, 瀧口, たきぐち Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Takikawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and kawa means "river, stream".
Takimoto 瀧本, たきもと Japanese
From Japanese 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Takimura Japanese
Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Takino Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".
Takinoue Japanese
Taki means "waterfall", no is a possessive particle meaning "therefore, of", and ue means "top, above, upper".
Takisaki Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".
Takitani Japanese
Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and tani means "valley".
Takiya 滝谷 Japanese (Rare)
Taki (滝) means "waterfall", ya (谷) means "valley". One notable fictional character who bears this surname is Genji Takiya (滝谷 源治) from Crows Zero, this surname is very rare.
Takiyama 滝山, 瀧山 Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall; rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Takizawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and zawa comes from sawa meaning "marsh, swamp".
Takizawa 滝沢, 滝澤, 瀧沢, 瀧澤, たきざわ Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Takumi 宅見 Japanese
From 宅 (taku) meaning "home, house, residence" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, outlook".
Tamada 玉田 Japanese
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tamada 玉田, たまだ Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tamai 玉井 Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) "ball," "bundle" and 井 (i) "well."
Tamakawa Japanese
Tama means "jewel square" and kawa means "river".
Tamaki 玉城, 玉置, 玉木 Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" combined with 城 (ki) meaning "castle", 置 (ki) meaning "put, place, set", or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Tamakoshi 玉越 Japanese
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, go over, cross, exceed, surpass, transgress".
Tamamoto 玉元 Japanese, Ryukyuan, Okinawan
Of uncertain meaning.
Tamamura Japanese
Tama means "Jewel" and Mura means "village."... [more]
Tamanishi 玉西, たまにし Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (Tama) meaning "jewel; ball" and 西 (Nishi) meaning "west; Spain".
Tamano 玉野, 玉乃 Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle.
Tamaru 田丸 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "whole, complete".
Tamashiro 玉城 Japanese
Means "jewel castle" or "ball castle" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 玉 (jewel, ball) and 城 (castle). This surname is of Okinawan origin.
Tamatsuka Japanese
Tama means "jewel" and tsuka means "mound".
Tamatsuki 玉槻, タマツキ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 玉槻 with 玉 (gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama) meaning "ball, jewel" and 槻 (ki, tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree."
Tamayama 玉山 Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Tameishi 為石, 爲石, ためいし Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為 (tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.... [more]
Tamenari 為成, 爲成, ためなり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former area in the city of Bungotakada in the prefecture of Ōita in Japan.... [more]
Tamenari 為成, 爲成, ためなり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former division in the area of Fuchū in the city of Toyama in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]
Tamiya 田宮 Japanese (Rare)
Tamiya means "rice field palace". See also Miyata
Tamon 多門, 多聞, 田門, タモン Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 多門, 多聞 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]
Tanabata Japanese (Rare)
This surname refers to the Japanese Star Festival on July 7th.
Tanabe 田辺, 田邊 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 辺 or 邊 (nabe) meaning "area, place".
Tanahara Japanese
Variant transcription of Tahara or variant of Takahara.
Tanda 反田, たんだ Japanese
From Japanese 反 (tan) referring to a unit of areal measure (equivalent to about 991.7 metres squared) and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Taneichi 種市, たねいち Japanese
From Japanese 種 (tane) meaning "seed, pit, origin" and 市 (ichi) meaning "market".
Tanibuki 谷吹, たにぶき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 谷吹 (see Yabuki).
Tanida 谷田, たにだ Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tanie Japanese
Tani means "valley" and e means "inlet, river".
Tanifuji Japanese
Tani means "valley" and fuji means "wisteria".
Tanigawa 谷川 Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Tanihara Japanese
Tani means "valley" and hara means "plain". ... [more]
Tanikawa 谷川, 谷河 Japanese
From the Japanese 谷 (tani or ya) "valley" and 川 or 河 (kawa or gawa) "river."
Tanimizu 谷水 Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Tanimoto 谷本 Japanese
Tani (谷) means valley, and Moto (本) means origin or base or root.
Tanimoto 谷本, たにもと Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Tanimura 谷村, たにむら Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Taninaka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and naka means "middle".
Tanioka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and oka means "ridge, hill".
Tanisawa Japanese
Tani means "valley" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]
Tanji Japanese (Rare)
Rare in Japan, the name is written with characters meaning ‘red’ and ‘govern’. The actual meaning is unclear.
Tanno 丹野, たんの Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (tan) meaning "red, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Tanoue Japanese
Ta means "field, rice paddy", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "above".
Tanuma Japanese
Ta means "rice paddy, field" and Numa means "swamp, marsh".
Tanuma 田沼, たぬま Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".