Japanese last names ending in -mori
25 surnames built on 森, forest, with their meanings.
25 surnames built on 森, forest, with their meanings.
The kanji 森 means forest. Like most Japanese surnames, names ending in it describe where a family lived. Ōmori (大森) is 大 big + 森 forest; Takamori (高森) is 高 high + 森 forest; Komori (小森) is 小 small + 森 forest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大森 | Ōmori | big + forest | 71 |
| 高森 | Takamori | high + forest | 42 |
| 小森 | Komori | small + forest | 28 |
| 金森 | Kanamori | gold + forest | 27 |
| 西森 | Nishimori | west + forest | 19 |
| 稲森 | Inamori | rice plant + forest | 18 |
| 吉森 | Yoshimori | good luck + forest | 11 |
| 石森 | Ishimori | stone + forest | 10 |
| 水森 | Mizumori | water + forest | 10 |
| 三森 | Mimori | three + forest | 8 |
| 杉森 | Sugimori | cedar + forest | 7 |
| 笹森 | Sasamori | bamboo grass + forest | 6 |
| 池森 | Ikemori | pond + forest | 6 |
| 大森 | Omori | big + forest | 5 |
| 山森 | Yamamori | mountain + forest | 5 |
| 宮森 | Miyamori | shrine + forest | 5 |
| 松森 | Matsumori | pine + forest | 5 |
| 福森 | Fukumori | good fortune + forest | 4 |
| 竹森 | Takemori | bamboo + forest | 4 |
| 重森 | Shigemori | layer + forest | 4 |
| 三森 | Mitsumori | three + forest | 3 |
| 江森 | Emori | inlet + forest | 3 |
| 梅森 | Umemori | plum + forest | 3 |
| 鷹森 | Takamori | hawk + forest | 3 |
| 一森 | Ichimori | one + forest | 3 |
Surnames and counts: Wikidata (CC0) and the Meiji Yasuda 2008 surname survey.