Surname

Tachibana

Tachibana (橘) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mandarin orange, and Wikidata lists 279 notable people with this family name.

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Written橘たちばなmandarin orange

What Tachibana means

橘
mandarin orange

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Tachibana mean mandarin orange. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Tachibana

Akito Tachibana 橘 章斗Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.