Surname

Murase

Murase (村瀬) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean village + shallows, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.

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Written村瀬むらせvillage + shallows

What Murase means

村
village
瀬
shallows, rapids

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Murase

Ayumu Murase 村瀬 歩Japanese voice actor
Kokomo Murase 村瀬 心椛Japanese snowboarder

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji