Surname

Kusama

Kusama (草間) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean grass + space, and Wikidata lists 34 notable people with this family name.

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Written草間くさまgrass + space

What Kusama means

草
grass
間
space, between

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kusama mean grass + space. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Kusama

Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生Japanese artist (1929–2026)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji