Surname

Wakamatsu

Wakamatsu (若松) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean young + pine, and Wikidata lists 56 notable people with this family name.

わ · か · ま · つ · わかまつ
Written若松わかまつyoung + pine

What Wakamatsu means

若
young
松
pine

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Wakamatsu

Daiki Wakamatsu 若松 大樹Japanese association football player
Kōji Wakamatsu 若松 孝二Japanese film director (1936–2012)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji