Surname

Matsunaga

Matsunaga (松永) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pine + eternity, and Wikidata lists 154 notable people with this family name.

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Written松永まつながpine + eternity

What Matsunaga means

松
pine
永
eternity

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Matsunaga

Akira Matsunaga 松永 行Japanese association football player (1914–1943)
Shigetatsu Matsunaga 松永 成立Japanese association football player
Akira Matsunaga 松永 章Japanese association football player
Nobuo Matsunaga 松永 信夫Japanese association football player (1921–2007)
Seki Matsunaga 松永 碩Japanese association football player (1928–2013)
Tomoko Matsunaga 松永 知子Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji