Surname
Uemura
Uemura (植村) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to plant + village, and Wikidata lists 147 notable people with this family name.
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What Uemura means
植
to plant
村
village
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Uemura 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 Uemura
Susumu Uemura 植村 晋Japanese association football player
Kei Uemura 植村 慶Japanese association football player
Eiichi Uemura 植村 映一Japanese association football player
Naomi Uemura 植村 直己Japanese mountain climber
Tomoya Uemura 植村 友哉Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.