Surname

Makino

Makino (牧野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pasture + field, and Wikidata lists 365 notable people with this family name.

ま · き · の · まきの
Written牧野まきのpasture + field

What Makino means

牧
pasture
野
field

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Makino

Shinji Makino 牧野 真二Japanese association football player
Keisuke Makino 牧野 景輔Japanese association football player
Tomitaro Makino 牧野 富太郎Japanese botanist (1862-1957)
Satoru Makino 牧野 悟Japanese association football player
Shozo Makino 牧野 正蔵swimmer (1915–1987)
Yui Makino 牧野 由依Japanese voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji