Surname

Tsushima

Tsushima (津島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean harbour + island, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.

つ · し · ま · つしま
Written津島つしまharbour + island

What Tsushima means

津
harbour
島
island

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Tsushima

Mitsutoshi Tsushima 津島 三敏Japanese association football player
Yūko Tsushima 津島 佑子Japanese author (1947–2016)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji