SurnameNo. 83 in Japan
Sugawara
Sugawara (菅原) is the 83rd most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.21 million people. Its kanji mean sedge + field.
す · が · わ · ら · すがわら
What Sugawara means
菅
sedge
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Sugawara describes a place. Its kanji point to a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Sugawara
Miki Sugawara 菅原 美希Japanese association football player
Tomo Sugawara 菅原 智Japanese association football player
Kota Sugawara 菅原 康太Japanese association football player
Ryunosuke Sugawara 菅原 龍之助Japanese association football player
Bunta Sugawara 菅原 文太Japanese actor (1933–2014)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.