Browse Submitted Surnames

Ōbayashi 大林, おおばやし Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Obayashi 大林, おおばやし Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).

Obi Japanese

Ochi Japanese

Ochiai 落合, おちあい Japanese
From Japanese 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 合 (ai) meaning "fit, suit, join".

Oda 小田, 尾田, 織田, 小多, 尾多 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (o) "small," 尾 (o) "tail" or 織 (o) "fabric," "material," "cloth" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."... [more]

Odo 小土, おど Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).

Ōe 大江, おおえ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Oe Japanese
O means "big, great" and e means "inlet, shore".

Oe 大江, おおえ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大江 (see Ōe).

Ōga 淡河, 王賀, 相賀, おうが Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 淡河, 王賀 or 相賀 with 淡 (tan, awa.i) meaning "faint, fleeting, pale, thin," 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river," 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule," 相 (shou, sou, ai-, ou) meaning "aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy."... [more]

Ōgami 大神, 大上, 大賀美, おおがみ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Ogami 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神 Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."

Ogasawara 小笠原 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".

Ogasawara 小笠原 Japanese
From Japanese 小笠原 (Ogasawara) meaning "Ogasawara", a former village in the former district of Koma in the former Japanese province of Kai in parts of present-day Yamanashi, Japan.

Ogata Japanese

Ogata 緒方, おがた Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".

Ogata 尾形, おがた Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 形 (kata) meaning "shape, form".

Ogino Japanese
Variant of Okino.

Ogino 荻野, おぎの Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.

Ogura 小倉 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

Oh 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).

Ōhama 大浜, 大濱 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Ōhara 大原 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ohara 小原 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ōhashi 大橋 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Ohashi 大橋 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōhashi.

Ohe Japanese
Variant transcription of Oe.

Ōhira 大平, おおひら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Ohira Japanese

Ohira 大平, おおひら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).

Ohman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).

Ohno 大野 Japanese
From 大 (meaning large) and 野 (meaning field).

Ohta Japanese

Oi 大井 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".

Ōishi 大石 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Oishi 大石 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.

Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.

Oka 岡 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Okabayashi Japanese

Okada 岡田 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Okajima 岡島 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Ōkano 桜花野, 櫻花野 Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".

Okano 岡野 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Ōkawa 大川, おおかわ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Okawa 大川, 大河 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."

Okawa 大川, おおかわ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大川 (see Ōkawa).

Okayama 岡山, おかやま Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Ōki 大木, おおき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Oki 大木, おおき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大木 (see Ōki).

Oki 沖, おき Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea".

Okie Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".

Okimoto 沖本, オキモト Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".

Okino 沖野, おきの Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Okita Japanese

Okita 沖田, おきた Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Okitsu Japanese

Oku 奥, おく Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.... [more]

Oku 屋, おく Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside, interior".

Ōkubo 大久保 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect"... [more]

Okubo 大久保 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōkubo.

Okuda Japanese

Okuda 奥田, おくだ Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Okuda 小管, おくだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).

Ōkuma 大隈, 大熊, 逢隈 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")

Okuno 奥野 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Ōkura 大倉, 大蔵, おおくら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".

Okura Japanese

Okura 大倉, 大蔵, おおくら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大倉 or 大蔵 (see Ōkura).

Okutsu 奥津, おくつ Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour".

Okuyama 奥山 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Ōman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Daiman).

Oman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).

Ōmori 大森, おおもり Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Omori 大森 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."

Omori 大森, おおもり Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大森 (see Ōmori).

Ōmoto 大本, おおもと Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Omoto 大本, おおもと Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).

Ōmura 大村, おおむら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Omura 大村, おおむら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).

Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".

Onaka Japanese

Onda 恩田, おんだ Japanese
From Japanese 恩 (on) meaning "obligation" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ōnishi 大西 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Onishi.

Onishi 大西 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Onitsuka Japanese

Onizuka 鬼塚 Japanese
From Japanese 鬼 (oni) "demon" and 塚 (dzuka) "mound".

Ōno 大野 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (oo) "big" and 野 (no) "field," "area."

Onoda Japanese

Onodera 小野寺 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".

Ōnuma 大沼, おおぬま Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Onuma 大沼, おおぬま Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大沼 (see Ōnuma).

Ōoka 大岡, おおおか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Osada 納田, おさだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Osada 長田, おさだ Japanese
From Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ōsaka 逢坂 Japanese
From Japanese 逢 (o) meaning "meeting, encounter" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Ōsaka 大坂 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".

Osaki 大崎, 大埼, 大﨑, 大岬, 大嵜 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 崎, 埼, 﨑 or 岬 (saki) "peninsula," "cape" or 嵜 (saki) "steep," "promontory."

Osako 大迫 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".... [more]

Osato Japanese
O means "big" and sato means "hamlet, village, town".

Ōsawa 大沢, 大澤 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Osawa.

Osawa 大沢, 大澤 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Ose 大瀬 Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, large, great" and 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, current".

Ōshima 大島, 大嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Oshima 大島, 大嶋 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōshima.

Ōshita 大下, おおした Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Oshita 大下, おおした Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大下 (see Ōshita).

Osu Japanese
Variant transcription of Ousu.

Ōsugi 大杉, おおすぎ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".

Osugi 大杉, おおすぎ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大杉 (see Ōsugi).

Osumi 大隅 Japanese
From 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook".

Ōta 大田, 太田 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" or 太 (o) meaning "plump, fat, thick" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ōtake 大竹, おおたけ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".

Otake 大竹, おおたけ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大竹 (see Ōtake).

Ōtani 大谷, おおたに Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Ōto 網戸 Japanese
Variant of Amito.

Oto Japanese
O means "great, large" and to means "wisteria".

Ōtomo 大友, おおとも Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Otomo 大友, おおとも Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大友 (see Ōtomo).

Otsu Japanese
O means "big, great" and tsu means "harbor, seaport".

Ōtsubo 大坪 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 坪 (tsubo), a traditional unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.306 square metres.

Otsubo 大坪 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōtsubo.

Otsuji Japanese

Ōtsuka 大塚, おおつか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Otsuka 大塚, 太塚 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" or 太 (o) "fat," "thick" and 塚 (tsuka) "mound."

Otsuka 大塚, おおつか Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大塚 (see Ōtsuka).

Ōtsuki 大槻, おおつき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 槻 (tsuki) referring to a type of zelkova tree (scientific name Zelkova serrata).

Otsuki 大槻, おおつき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大槻 (see Ōtsuki).

Ou 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).

Ōuchi 大内, おおうち Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Ouchi 大内, おおうち Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大内 (see Ōuchi).

Ouma Japanese (Modern)

Ōura 大浦, おおうら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Oura 大浦, おおうら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大浦 (see Ōura).

Ōya 大屋, おおや Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house, shop".

Ōya 大矢, おおや Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".

Oya Japanese
Variant of Otani.

Oya 大屋, おおや Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大屋 (see Ōya).

Oya 大矢, おおや Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大矢 (see Ōya).

Oyama 大山 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Ozaki Japanese
A variant of Osaki. O means "Big" and Zaki means "Peninsula, Cape, Promontory".

Ozaki 尾崎, おざき Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Ozawa 小沢, 小澤 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Ōzeki 大関, おおぜき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 関 (seki) meaning "frontier, pass".

Ozeki 小関, おぜき Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "big, great" and 関 (seki) meaning "frontier, pass".

Ozeki 大関, おおぜき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大関 (see Ōzeki).

Ran 蘭, らん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).

Rei 鈴 Japanese
Variant reading of Suzu.

Ri 李 Japanese
Japanese form of Li 1, from Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum, prune".

Rin 林 Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "forest".

Roka Japanese
Japanese name meaning "White crest of the wave".

Ryu Japanese

Sada 佐田 Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Sado Japanese

Saeki 佐伯, 三枝木, 佐柄木, サエキ Japanese
This surname is used as 佐伯, 三枝木 or 佐柄木 with 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 伯 (haku, eki) meaning "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 柄 (hei, gara, e, tsuka) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Saeki 佐伯, さえき Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 伯 (eki) meaning "official, count, earl".

Saeki 冴木, さえき Japanese
From Japanese 冴 (sae) meaning "clear, serene" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Saga Japanese

Sagara 相良, 相楽, さがら Japanese
From Japanese 相 (saga) meaning "nature, custom, fate, destiny" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease".

Sagawa 佐川, サガワ Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Sahara 佐原, さはら Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "aid, assist, help" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field". This is the name of areas in the city of Yokosuka and the city of Katori in Japan.

Sahara 左原, 佐原, さはら Japanese
From Japanese 左 (sa), a clipping of 左衛門尉 (saemon-no-jō) meaning "judge of senior gate guards" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field".

Sahara 砂原, さはら Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).

Saho Japanese

Sai 蔡 Japanese (Rare)
From 蔡 (sai) meaning "tortoise used for divination, dust, thicket".

Saiki Japanese

Saita Japanese

Saji 佐治 Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "help, assist" and 治 (ji) meaning "govern, administer, rule, cure".

Saka Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill", often found in other surnames and place names such as Osaka.

Saka 坂, 阪, さか Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Sakaguchi 坂口 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Sakahara 阪原 Japanese
From Japanese 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Sakai 坂井, 阪井 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakai 酒井 Japanese
From Japanese 酒 (saka) meaning "alcohol" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sakakibara 榊原 Japanese
From Japanese 榊 (sakaki) meaning "sakaki" (a type of tree) and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".

Sakata 坂田, 阪田, さかた Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Saki Japanese
Saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Sakihara Japanese

Sako 佐古, さこ Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 古 (ko) meaning "old".

Sakoda 迫田 Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 迫 (sako) meaning "a small valley on the mountain side" and 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

Sakon Japanese
A notable bearer is the actor Peter Sakon Lee.

Sakuda Japanese

Sakuma 佐久間 Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Sakurai 桜井, 櫻井, 桃井, さくらい Japanese
From the Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" or 桃 (sakura or momo) meaning "peach" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".

Sameshima Japanese

Samon 佐門, 左門, サモン Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]

Samura Japanese
Sa means "support, assist" and mura "village, hamlet" or "town".

Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Sando Japanese

Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Sarata 皿田, さらた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 皿田 (see Sarada).

Saruwatari 猿渡 Japanese

Sasahara 笹原, ささはら Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Sasano 笹野 Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plains, wilderness".

Sassa 左雨, さっさ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).

Sassano 颯々野, さっさの Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 颯々 (sassa), sound- and script-changed from 颯爽 (sassō) meaning "gallant; jaunty" and 野 (no) meaning "field; plain", referring to a stately person who traveled to the fields.

Sata 佐田 Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Satake 佐竹, さたけ Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "help, aid" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo".

Sato 砂糖 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Satō 砂糖, さとう Japanese (Rare)
Means "sugar" in Japanese, possibly referring to a sugar house owner.

Satoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Satō.

Satoh 砂糖, さとう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 砂糖 (see Satō).

Sawa 澤 Japanese
From Japanese 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Sawada 沢田, 澤田 Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sawai 沢井, 澤井, さわい Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland,swamp, marsh" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".

Sawamura 沢村, 澤村 Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Se 瀬, せ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (Se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current". This is the name of a division in the Ei area of Awaji City.

Seda Japanese

Sega Japanese

Segawa Japanese
Variant of Sekawa.

Sei 生, せい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).

Seino 清野, せいの Japanese
From Japanese 清 (sei) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Sekiguchi 関口 Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Sekine 関根, せきね Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".

Sekiya 関谷, せきや Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Senda 千田, せんだ Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Seno 瀬野, せの Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Sero 瀬呂 Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine"

Seta 瀬田 Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Seto 瀬戸, せと Japanese
From Japanese 瀬戸 (seto) meaning "strait, channel", derived from 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Shama 者間, 車真 Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "者" meaning "Person", and "間" meaning "Between", "While". Other Kanji Character Combinations possible.

Shiba 斯波, 紫葉, 紫波, 柴葉, しば Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]

Shibata 柴田 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shibayama 柴山 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Shido Japanese

Shiga Japanese

Shigematsu 重松, しげまつ Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Shigemura Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and mura means "hamlet, village" or "town".

Shigeta 重田, しげた Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shima 島, しま Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Shimabuku 島袋, しまぶく Japanese, Okinawan
Variant of Shimabukuro.

Shimabukuro 島袋, しまぶくろ Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 袋 (fukuro) meaning "bag, sack, pouch".

Shimamoto 島本 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Shimaoka 島岡, 嶋岡 Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".

Shimasaki Japanese

Shimazaki 島崎 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shimazu 島津 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 津 (zu) meaning "port, harbor".

Shimo Japanese

Shimoda 下田 Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shimokawa 下川, しもかわ Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shimomura 下村, しもむら Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shimono 下野 Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "under, below" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Shimota Japanese

Shimura 志村 Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shin 泰, しん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 泰 (see Tai).

Shin 神, しん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Shin 針, しん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 針 (see Hari).

Shina Japanese
Shina can mean "family, department, section".

Shinagawa Japanese
Variant of Shinakawa.

Shindō 新藤, 進藤, 信藤, 真堂 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, progress", 信 (shin) meaning "trust, faith", or 真 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria" or 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Shino Japanese

Shintaku 新宅, しんたく Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 宅 (taku) meaning "house, home".

Shintani 新谷, しんたに Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Shiota Japanese

Shiotani 塩谷, しおたに Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Shiozaki 塩崎 Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".

Shirai 紫雷, しらい Japanese
Means "Purple Thunder". From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple" and 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Notable bearers are joshi wrestlers Mio Shirai and Io Shirai.

Shirota Japanese

Shishido 宍戸 Japanese
Japanese: habitational name taken from a district in Hitachi (now Ibaraki prefecture), written with a variant character for ‘flesh’ and ‘door’. It is found mostly in northeastern Japan.

Shishido 宍戸, ししど Japanese
From Japanese 宍 (shishi) meaning "meat, flesh" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Sho Japanese
Japanese name meaning "to fly/soar" or "wind instrument".

Sho 初, しょ, しょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu) or a variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).

Shō 初, しょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu).

Shoda Japanese

Shōji 庄司, しょうじ Japanese
From Japanese 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss".

Shoji 庄司 Japanese
From the Japanese 庄 (sho) "level" and 司 (shi or ji) "director," "official."

Shoji 庄司, しょうじ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 庄司 (see Shōji).

Shou 初, しょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).

Shu 鞠, しゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).

Shū 鞠, しゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).

So Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is So Yoshiyori (1818-1890), a fuedal lord of the So clan.

Soda Japanese

Soga Japanese

Sōma 相馬, そうま Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".

Soma 相馬, そうま Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).

Somai Japanese
A notable bearer is Shinji Somai (1948-2001). He was a film director.

Sone 曽根, 素根, 曾禰 Japanese
From Japanese 曾 or 曽 (so) meaning "great- (as in great-grandparent)" or 素 (so) meaning "plain, basic" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, foundation, base".

Sono 園 Japanese
From 園 (sono) meaning "garden".

Sonoda 園田, 薗田 Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sota 颯太 Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.

Sowa 宗和 Japanese
From 宗 (so) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan".

Suba 斯波, すば Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Suda 須田, すだ Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sudo 須藤, すどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 須藤 (see Sudō).

Sudō 須藤, すどう Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".

Sue Japanese

Suenaga Japanese

Suenaga 末永, すえなが Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Sueoka 末岡 Japanese
From the Japanese 末 (sue) "end" and 岡 (oka) "hill."

Sueyoshi Japanese

Sueyoshi 末吉, すえよし Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Suga 須賀 Japanese
From the Japanese 須 (su) "necessarily" and 賀 (ga or ka) "congratulation."

Sugahara Japanese
Suga means "sedge" and hara means "plain, field".

Sugai Japanese

Sugai 菅井, すがい Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Sugano 菅野 Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (suga or kan) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Kanno.