Japanese last names ending in -mura
68 surnames built on 村, village, with their meanings.
The kanji 村 means village. Like most Japanese surnames, names ending in it describe where a family lived. Nakamura (中村) is 中 middle + 村 village; Kimura (木村) is 木 tree + 村 village; Nishimura (西村) is 西 west + 村 village.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 中村 | Nakamura | middle + village | Top 100 surname |
| 木村 | Kimura | tree + village | Top 100 surname |
| 西村 | Nishimura | west + village | Top 100 surname |
| 田村 | Tamura | rice field + village | Top 100 surname |
| 野村 | Nomura | field + village | Top 100 surname |
| 植村 | Uemura | to plant + village | 147 |
| 松村 | Matsumura | pine + village | 144 |
| 今村 | Imamura | now + village | 137 |
| 藤村 | Fujimura | wisteria + village | 133 |
| 島村 | Shimamura | island + village | 81 |
| 山村 | Yamamura | mountain + village | 80 |
| 市村 | Ichimura | market + village | 68 |
| 大村 | Ōmura | big + village | 52 |
| 杉村 | Sugimura | cedar + village | 40 |
| 有村 | Arimura | to have + village | 38 |
| 三村 | Mimura | three + village | 34 |
| 稲村 | Inamura | rice plant + village | 31 |
| 磯村 | Isomura | rocky shore + village | 30 |
| 三田村 | Mitamura | three + rice field + village | 27 |
| 梅村 | Umemura | plum + village | 22 |
| 石村 | Ishimura | stone + village | 22 |
| 森村 | Morimura | forest + village | 22 |
| 津村 | Tsumura | harbour + village | 21 |
| 辻村 | Tsujimura | crossroads + village | 19 |
| 安村 | Yasumura | peace + village | 19 |
| 高村 | Takamura | high + village | 18 |
| 嶋村 | Shimamura | island + village | 17 |
| 本村 | Motomura | origin + village | 13 |
| 沢村 | Sawamura | marsh + village | 12 |
| 江村 | Emura | inlet + village | 11 |
| 二村 | Futamura | two + village | 10 |
| 鈴村 | Suzumura | bell + village | 10 |
| 飯村 | Iimura | meal + village | 9 |
| 二村 | Nimura | two + village | 9 |
| 花村 | Hanamura | flower + village | 9 |
| 出村 | Demura | to come out + village | 9 |
| 町村 | Machimura | town + village | 9 |
| 越村 | Koshimura | to cross over + village | 9 |
| 金村 | Kanemura | gold + village | 8 |
| 雪村 | Yukimura | snow + village | 8 |
| 戸村 | Tomura | door + village | 7 |
| 樫村 | Kashimura | evergreen oak; (kokuji) + village | 7 |
| 古村 | Furumura | old + village | 7 |
| 勝村 | Katsumura | victory + village | 7 |
| 幸村 | Yukimura | happiness + village | 7 |
| 米村 | Yonemura | rice + village | 6 |
| 水村 | Mizumura | water + village | 6 |
| 新村 | Shinmura | new + village | 6 |
| 牧村 | Makimura | pasture + village | 6 |
| 月村 | Tsukimura | moon + village | 6 |
| 寺村 | Teramura | temple + village | 5 |
| 玉村 | Tamamura | jewel + village | 5 |
| 八村 | Hachimura | eight + village | 5 |
| 東村 | Higashimura | east + village | 5 |
| 矢村 | Yamura | arrow + village | 5 |
| 外村 | Tonomura | outside + village | 4 |
| 崎村 | Sakimura | cape + village | 4 |
| 小田村 | Odamura | small + rice field + village | 4 |
| 小村 | Omura | small + village | 3 |
| 重村 | Shigemura | layer + village | 3 |
| 浅村 | Asamura | shallow + village | 3 |
| 初村 | Hatsumura | first + village | 3 |
| 香村 | Kōmura | fragrance + village | 3 |
| 篠村 | Shinomura | bamboo grass + village | 3 |
| 浜村 | Hamamura | beach + village | 3 |
| 真村 | Mamura | true + village | 3 |
| 一村 | Ichimura | one + village | 3 |
| 板村 | Itamura | board + village | 3 |
Surnames and counts: Wikidata (CC0) and the Meiji Yasuda 2008 surname survey.