Browse Submitted Surnames

Akaashi 赤葦 Japanese
Comes from the kanji "赤" meaning "red", and "葦" meaning "reed", or alternatively, "足" that means "leg"

Akada Japanese
Aka meant "red" and da comes from ta meaning "rice patty, field".

Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."

Akagawa 赤川 Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Akagi あかぎ Japanese
Means "red tree" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 木 (tree).

Akahira 赤平, あかひら Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Akahori 赤堀 Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堀 (hori) meaning "mound, hill."

Akahoshi 赤星, あかほし Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".

Akaike 丹池 Japanese (Rare)
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 池 (ike) means "pool, pond".

Akaiwa 赤岩 Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, vermilion" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Akaki Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ki means "tree, wood".

Akama 赤間 Japanese
Possibly from 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 間 (ma) meaning "between, interval, space, pause".

Akamakka 赤真下, 赤眞下, あかまっか Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [more]

Akame 赤目, あかめ Japanese
This surname can derive from a location: Akame Forty-eight Waterfalls (near Nabari, Mie prefecture, Kansai region). Asides from being a popular hiking spot, the waterfalls are rumored to be the training location for ninja hundreds of years ago... [more]

Akamine 赤嶺, あかみね Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "mountain peak, mountain ridge".

Akamori 赤森, アカモリ Japanese (Rare)
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest."... [more]

Akamura Japanese
Aka means "red" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Akanami Japanese
Aka means "red" and nami means "wave".

Akane Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ne means "root".

Akanishi あかにし Japanese
Means "red west" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 赤 (red) and 西 (west).

Akano 赤野 Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, crimson, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "wilderness, plain, field".

Akanuma Japanese
Aka means "red" and numa means "swamp, marsh".

Akao Japanese
Aka means "red" and o means "tail".

Akasaka 赤坂, 赤阪, あかさか Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Akasaki 赤崎, 赤﨑, あかさき Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 崎 or 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Akase 赤瀬, あかせ Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Akashiro 赤城, 丹城 Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".... [more]

Akashita 赤下, 丹下 Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) or 丹 (aka) both meaning "red" combined with 下 (shita) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akatsuka 赤塚, あかつか Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Akatsuki 丹月, 朱月, 紅月 Japanese
丹 (Aka) means "red" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, moon". This surname is a reference to what the moon looks like during a lunar eclipse.... [more]

Hisaka Japanese
Hi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".

Kōja 紅蛇, こうじゃ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅 (kō) meaning "crimson; vivid red" and 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent".

Kōka 紅粉, こうか Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅花 (kōka) meaning "red- or crimson-colored flower", referring to an occupation that involves flowers and rouge powder.

Kurebayashi 紅林 Japanese
From 紅 (kure) meaning "crimson, vivid red" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest, woods, grove".

Niwa 丹羽, にわ Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".

Tanno 丹野, たんの Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (tan) meaning "red, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".