Surname

Matsuno

Matsuno (松野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pine + field, and Wikidata lists 72 notable people with this family name.

ま · つ · の · まつの
Written松野まつのpine + field

What Matsuno means

松
pine
野
field

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji