Japanese last names ending in -matsu
22 surnames built on 松, pine tree, with their meanings.
The kanji 松 means pine tree. Like most Japanese surnames, names ending in it describe where a family lived. Komatsu (小松) is 小 small + 松 pine; Muramatsu (村松) is 村 village + 松 pine; Akamatsu (赤松) is 赤 red + 松 pine.
The list is ordered by how many notable people on Wikidata share each surname, so the most familiar names come first. Surnames from Japan's 100 most common are linked to their own pages.
| Kanji | Name | Meaning | Notable people |
|---|---|---|---|
| 小松 | Komatsu | small + pine | 93 |
| 村松 | Muramatsu | village + pine | 82 |
| 赤松 | Akamatsu | red + pine | 80 |
| 若松 | Wakamatsu | young + pine | 56 |
| 平松 | Hiramatsu | peace + pine | 34 |
| 高松 | Takamatsu | high + pine | 31 |
| 末松 | Suematsu | end + pine | 15 |
| 重松 | Shigematsu | layer + pine | 15 |
| 二本松 | Nihonmatsu | two + origin + pine | 12 |
| 永松 | Nagamatsu | eternity + pine | 9 |
| 池松 | Ikematsu | pond + pine | 9 |
| 立松 | Tatematsu | to stand + pine | 8 |
| 長松 | Nagamatsu | long + pine | 7 |
| 西松 | Nishimatsu | west + pine | 7 |
| 石松 | Ishimatsu | stone + pine | 5 |
| 岩松 | Iwamatsu | rock + pine | 5 |
| 弘松 | Hiromatsu | broad + pine | 5 |
| 廣松 | Hiromatsu | wide + pine | 4 |
| 兼松 | Kasamatsu | to combine + pine | 3 |
| 宮松 | Miyamatsu | shrine + pine | 3 |
| 一松 | Hitotsumatsu | one + pine | 3 |
| 等松 | Tōmatsu | etc.; and so forth + pine | 3 |
Surnames and counts: Wikidata (CC0) and the Meiji Yasuda 2008 surname survey.