SurnameNo. 72 in Japan
Kudō
Kudō (工藤) is the 72nd most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.23 million people. Its kanji mean craft + wisteria.
く · ど · う · くどう
What Kudō means
工
craft
藤
wisteria
Where the name comes from
The ending 藤 (wisteria), read tō, links Kudō to the Fujiwara clan, the court family that dominated Japan for centuries. Surnames such as Satō, Itō, Katō and Saitō are traditionally explained as branches of the Fujiwara, with the first kanji marking a place or office.
Famous people named Kudō
Masato Kudō 工藤 壮人Japanese football player (1990-2022)
Mitsuteru Kudo 工藤 光輝Japanese association football player
Yusei Kudo 工藤 祐生Japanese association football player
Haruka Kudo 工藤 遥Japanese actress and photographer (1999-)
Aoi Kudo 工藤 蒼生Japanese association football player
Manato Kudo 工藤 真人Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.