Surname

Akamatsu

Akamatsu (赤松) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean red + pine, and Wikidata lists 80 notable people with this family name.

あ · か · ま · つ · あかまつ
Written赤松あかまつred + pine

What Akamatsu means

赤
red
松
pine

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Akamatsu 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 Akamatsu

Ken Akamatsu 赤松 健Japanese manga artist and politician

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji