Japanese last names ending in -hashi / -bashi

17 surnames built on 橋, bridge, with their meanings.

The kanji 橋 means bridge. At the end of a surname it is read hashi or bashi, depending on the sound before it. Like most Japanese surnames, names ending in it describe where a family lived. Takahashi (高橋) is 高 high + 橋 bridge; Furuhashi (古橋) is 古 old + 橋 bridge; Nakahashi (中橋) is 中 middle + 橋 bridge.

The list is ordered by how many notable people on Wikidata share each surname, so the most familiar names come first. Surnames from Japan's 100 most common are linked to their own pages.

KanjiNameMeaningNotable people
高橋Takahashihigh + bridgeTop 100 surname
古橋Furuhashiold + bridge27
中橋Nakahashimiddle + bridge15
水橋Mizuhashiwater + bridge11
小橋Kobashismall + bridge10
岩橋Iwahashirock + bridge9
本橋Motohashiorigin + bridge9
市橋Ichihashimarket + bridge8
舟橋Funahashiboat + bridge8
今橋Imahashinow + bridge8
板橋Itahashiboard + bridge4
船橋Funahashiship + bridge4
佐橋Sahashito help + bridge4
二橋Nihashitwo + bridge4
八木橋Yagihashieight + tree + bridge3
二橋Futahashitwo + bridge3
村橋Murahashivillage + bridge3

Surnames and counts: Wikidata (CC0) and the Meiji Yasuda 2008 surname survey.