Japanese Submitted Surnames

Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Takanaka 高中 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
From 高 (taka) meaning "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

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, ripple, current".

Takashima 高島, 高嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Takashina Japanese

Takashio Japanese (Rare)

Takasu 高須, たかす Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 須 (su) meaning "necessary".

Takasugi 高杉 Japanese

Takasumi Japanese

Takata Japanese
Variant of Takada.

Takatani Japanese

Takatō Japanese

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".

Takawa Japanese

Takaya Japanese

Takayama 高山 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

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"

Takazaki Japanese
Variant of Takasaki.

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]

Takazuka Japanese
Variant of Takatsuka.

Takeba Japanese

Takebara Japanese
Variant of Takehara.

Takebe 竹部, 武部, 建部, たけべ Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Takegawa Japanese
Variant of Takekawa.

Takegoshi Japanese

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".

Takehomi Japanese

Takei 武井, 竹井, たけい Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Takeiri Japanese

Takeishi 竹石, 武石, たけいし Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" or 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".

Takenouchi Japanese

Takeo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and o means "tail".

Takeoka Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and oka means "ridge, hill".

Takesada Japanese

Takesawa 武沢, 武澤, たけさわ Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, 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)".

Takewara Japanese
Variant of Takehara.

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 "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Takezo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and zo means "castle".

Takezou Japanese

Taki 滝, 瀧, たき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".

Takida Japanese

Takigai Japanese
Variant of Takitani.

Takigami Japanese

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".

Takigaya Japanese
Variant of Takitani.

Takiguchi 滝口, 瀧口, たきぐち Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, opening, 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".

Takita Japanese

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".

Takizaki Japanese
Variant of Takisaki.

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".

Takubo Japanese

Takuma Japanese

Takumi 宅見 Japanese
From 宅 (taku) meaning "home, house, residence" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, outlook".

Takushi Japanese

Tamachi Japanese

Tamada 玉田, たまだ Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tamagawa Japanese
A variant of Tamakawa.

Tamai 玉井 Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, bundle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

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
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".

Tamamura Japanese
Tama means "Jewel" and Mura means "village."... [more]

Tamanaha Japanese

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.

Tamaoi Japanese (Rare)

Tamara Japanese (Rare)

Tamari Japanese

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.

Tamata Japanese

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]

Tamekiyo Japanese

Tamekuni Japanese

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]

Tamenori Japanese

Tami Japanese

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]

Tamukoh Japanese

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".

Tanaca 田中 Japanese (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Tanaka.

Tanada Japanese

Tanahara Japanese
Variant transcription of Tahara or variant of Takahara.

Tanahashi Japanese

Tanajara Japanese (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican)
Hispanicized form of Tanahara.

Tanase 棚瀬, 種瀬, 田名瀬, 多那瀬 Japanese
From 棚 (tana) meaning "shelf", 種 (tana) meaning "seed", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation, status", or 多 (ta) meaning "many, various" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what", that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, ripple, torrent"

Tanata Japanese

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".

Taneda Japanese

Tanehira Japanese

Taneichi 種市, たねいち Japanese
From Japanese 種 (tane) meaning "seed, pit, origin" and 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop".

Tange Japanese

Tangoku Japanese

Taniai Japanese

Tanibara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tanihara.

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) meaning "valley" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river."

Tanikuwa Japanese

Tanimizu 谷水 Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Tanimoto 谷本, タニモト 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".

Tanita Japanese

Taniwara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tanihara.

Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]

Tanizawa Japanese
Variant of Tanisawa.

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".

Tano 田野 Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".

Tanobe Japanese

Tanooka Japanese

Tanose 田野瀬 Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness", and 瀬 (se) meaning "ripple, rapids, current".

Tanoue Japanese
Ta means "field, rice paddy", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "above".

Tanuma 田沼, たぬま Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Taoda Japanese

Tarabe Japanese

Tarumoto Japanese

Tasaka 田坂, 田阪, たさか Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Tasaki 田崎, たさき Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Tasawa 田澤, 田沢, 多澤, 多沢 Japanese
Variant of Tazawa.

Tashima Japanese
Ta means "field, rice patty" and shima means "island".

Tashiro 田代, たしろ Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 代 (shiro) meaning "price, cost".

Tatami Japanese

Tate Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand".

Tatebe 立部 Japanese
From 立 (tate) meaning "stand, set up, establish" and 部 (be) meaning "section, department, category".

Tateishi Japanese
Tate can mean "rise, stand" and ishi means "rock, stone".

Tatematsu 立松, たてまつ Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Tateno 立野, たての Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Tateoka 立岡, たておか Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tatewaki 舘脇 Japanese
From the Japanese 舘 (tate) meaning "mansion, large building, palace" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side."

Tateyama 館山, たてやま Japanese
From Japanese 館 (tate) meaning "large building, mansion" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Tatsuda 竜田, たつだ Japanese
From 竜 (tatsu) meaning "dragon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tatsuki Japanese
Tatsu can mean "dragon" and ki means "tree, wood".

Tatsumi 巽, 田積, 立己, 立巳, 立見 Japanese
This surname is used as the combinations shown above, as well as others that aren't on this entry.... [more]

Tatsumura Japanese
Tatsu means "dragon" and mura could mean "town" or "hamlet, village".

Tatsuno 辰野 Japanese
From Japanese 辰 (tatsu) meaning "dragon of the Chinese zodiac" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Tatsuoka Japanese
Tatsu means "Stand" or "Dragon, Imperial", and Oka means "Ridge, Hill."

Tatsushima 立島 Japanese
立 (Tachi) means "stand" and 島 (shima) means island.... [more]

Tatsuta Japanese

Tatsuzono 龍園 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Ryūzono.

Taue 田上, たうえ Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".

Taura 田浦, たうら Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Tawa Japanese

Tawada Japanese

Tawaraya Japanese

Tawata Japanese
Variant of Tawada.

Tayama 田山, たやま Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Tazawa 田澤, 田沢, 多澤, 多沢 Japanese
From the Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" or 多 (ta) meaning "various, many" combined with 澤 or 沢 (sawa) meaning "wetland, marsh, swamp."

Tejima Japanese
Variant of Teshima.

Tekazewa Japanese

Tekiji 適時 Japanese
適(Teki) means suitable, and 時(toki,ji) means Time, together 適時 (tekiji) means timely, the surname was borne from Oku Tekiji, a character from an upcoming fanganronpa, Danganronpa Twin Fates

Temmyo Japanese

Tenkubashi 天空橋 Japanese (Rare)
From 天 (ten) meaning "heaven", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Tennohja 天王寺谷, てんのうじゃ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōja).

Tennohjidani 天王寺谷, てんのうじだに Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjidani).

Tennohjitani 天王寺谷, てんのうじたに Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).

Tennohjiya 天王寺谷, てんのうじや Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).

Tennōja 天王寺谷, てんのうじゃ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).

Tennoja 天王寺谷, てんのうじゃ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōja).

Tennōji 天王寺, てんのうじ Japanese (Rare)
Composed of Japanese ten 天 meaning "heaven," ō (which becomes nō due to renjō) 王 meaning "king," and ji 寺 meaning "temple" or "Buddhist temple."

Tennōjidani 天王寺谷, てんのうじだに Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).

Tennojidani 天王寺谷, てんのうじだに Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjidani).

Tennōjitani 天王寺谷, てんのうじたに Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).

Tennojitani 天王寺谷, てんのうじたに Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).

Tennōjiya 天王寺谷, てんのうじや Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天王寺谷 (Tennōjiya), script-changed from 天王寺屋 (Tennōjiya) meaning "Tennōji Store", a store that was in the ward of Tennōji in the city of Ōsaka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.

Tennojiya 天王寺谷, てんのうじや Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).

Tennouja 天王寺谷, てんのうじゃ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōja).

Tennoujidani 天王寺谷, てんのうじだに Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjidani).

Tennoujitani 天王寺谷, てんのうじたに Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjitani).

Tennoujiya 天王寺谷, てんのうじや Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōjiya).

Tenryo Japanese

Tenryu Japanese

Terachi 寺地 Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 地 (chi) meaning "ground".

Terada 寺田 Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Teragai Japanese

Teragaya Japanese

Teraguchi Japanese
Tera means "temple" and guchi means "opening, mouth".

Terai Japanese
Tera means "temple" and i means "well".

Teraji Japanese
Tera means "temple" and ji means "road".

Terajima Japanese
Variant of Terashima.

Terakado 寺門 Japanese
From 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" meaning 門 (kado) meaning "gate".

Teramoto 寺本 Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Teramura Japanese

Teranishi Japanese

Teranishi 寺西, てらにし Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Terao Japanese
Tera means "temple" and o means "tail".

Terao 寺尾, てらお Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end".

Teraoka Japanese
Tera means "temple" and oka means "hill".

Teraoka 寺岡, てらおか Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Terasaki 寺崎, てらさき Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Terasawa 寺沢, てらさわ Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Terashima 寺島, 寺嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "Buddhist temple" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Terashita Japanese

Terata Japanese

Teratani Japanese
Tera means "temple" and tani means "valley".

Terauchi 寺内 Japanese
From the Japanese 寺 (tera) "{Buddhist} temple" and 内 (uchi or nai) "inside."

Teraya Japanese

Terunofuji Japanese

Terunuma 照沼, てるぬま Japanese
From Japanese 照 (teru) meaning "shine" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Teshigawara 勅使河原 Japanese
From Japanese 勅 (te) meaning "imperial order", 使 (shi) meaning "messenger, envoy", 河 (ga) meaning "river", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".

Teshima Japanese

Teshima 手島, 手嶋, てしま Japanese
From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Tetsu Japanese
Tetsu could mean "iron", or it could be spelled with te meaning "hand" and tsu meaning "harbor, seaport".

Tetsuka Japanese
Te means "hand" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Tetsuki Japanese
Tetsu means "iron" and ki means "tree, wood".

Tezuka 手塚, テヅカ Japanese
From Japanese 手 (te) meaning "hand" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock, grave".

To 塔, とう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see Tō).

Tō 塔, とう Japanese (Rare)
Contracted form of Tafu and written 塔.

Toake Japanese

Toba 鳥羽 Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (to) meaning "bird" and 羽 (ba) meaning "feather".

Tobe Japanese
To ("Door") + Be ("Section, Part"). It's similar to Abe 2, kanji wise. Sunaho Tobe is a freelance illustrator and character designer.

Tobi 登日, とび Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 登 (to) meaning "to climb; to rise" and 日 (bi), the joining form of 日 (hi) meaning "sun; day", referring to a port that is closest to sunrise.

Tobida Japanese

Tobio Japanese

Tobita Japanese

Tochinai Japanese

Tochitani 栃谷 Japanese

Toda 戸田, とだ, 當田, 遠田, 東田 Japanese
Japanese: there are multiple meanings with this surname depending on the kanji used. ... [more]

Todo Japanese

Todokori Japanese
Derived from the Japanese to, meaning "dipper", do, meaning "size", ko, meaning "child", and ri, meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations are also possible.

Todome Japanese

Todoroki Japanese
Means "thundering sound" or "equal power" in Japanese. A famous bearer is Shoto Todoroki, a character in the anime series 'My Hero Academia'.

Toga 東賀, 渡我, とが, トーガ Japanese
From Japanese 東 (tō) "East", "eastern" and 賀 (ga) "congratulation". Other kanji combinations can form this surname as well.

Togami 十神 Japanese
From Japanese 十神 (togami) meaning "ten gods".

Togashi 富樫, 冨樫, トガシ Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 樫 (kashi) meaning "oak".

Togata 通形 Japanese
From Japanese 通 (to, tou, tō) meaning "through" and 形 (gata) meaning "form"

Togo 東郷 Japanese
From Japanese 東 (to, tou, tō) meaning "east" and 郷 (go, gou, gō) meaning "village"

Toguri 戸栗, とくり Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Toh 塔, とう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see Tō).

Tohi 登日, とひ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 登日 (see Tobi).

Tohkin 頭巾, 頭金, とうきん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).

Tohma Japanese

Tohmori Japanese

Tohmoto Japanese

Toizumi Japanese (Americanized, Rare)
Samurai family surname

Tojo 東條, 東条 Japanese
Variant transcription of Toujou.

Tokai Japanese

Tokairin 東海林 Japanese
From 東 (to, higashi) meaning "east" combined with 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "sea, ocean", and 林 (rin) meaning "grove".

Tokaji Japanese

Tokami Japanese

Toki 土岐 Japanese

Tokiai 伽藍, ときあい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 伽藍 (see Garan).

Tokida Japanese

Tokimori 時森 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 時 (toki) meaning "time; moment" (referring to the time of purification of oneself, rituals, and praying for the advent of God) and 森 (mori) meaning "forest; woods".

Tokimoto Japanese
Toki means "time" and moto means "origin".

Tōkin 頭巾, 頭金, とうきん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 (see Zukin).... [more]

Tokin 頭巾, 頭金, とうきん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).

Tokino 時野 Japanese
From 時 (toki) meaning "time, moment" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".

Tokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Toki means "time", no means "therefore, of", and ue means "above, top, upper".

Tokioka Japanese

Tokishige Japanese

Tokita Japanese

Tokiwa 管和 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "管" meaning "Organize", and "和" meaning "Normal", "Japanese". Other combinations possible.