Surname
Matsubayashi
Matsubayashi (松林) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pine + grove, and Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this family name.
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What Matsubayashi means
松
pine
林
grove
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Matsubayashi describes a place. Its kanji point to pine trees and a grove, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.