Surname

Kosaka

Kosaka (小坂) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + slope, and Wikidata lists 49 notable people with this family name.

こ · さ · か · こさか
Written小坂こさかsmall + slope

What Kosaka means

小
small
坂
slope

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kosaka describes a place. Its kanji point to a slope, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji