Surname

Morimura

Morimura (森村) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean forest + village, and Wikidata lists 22 notable people with this family name.

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Written森村もりむらforest + village

What Morimura means

森
forest
村
village

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Morimura

Kota Morimura 森村 昂太Japanese association football player
Seiichi Morimura 森村 誠一Japanese novelist and author (1933–2023)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji