Surname

Hagiwara

Hagiwara (萩原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean bush clover + field, and Wikidata lists 108 notable people with this family name.

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Written萩原はぎわらbush clover + field

What Hagiwara means

萩
bush clover
原
field, plain

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Hagiwara

Sakutarō Hagiwara 萩原 朔太郎Japanese writer (1886–1942)
Mai Hagiwara 萩原 舞Japanese singer and actress
Kisenosato Yutaka 萩原 寛Japanese sumo wrestler
Mayuko Hagiwara 萩原 麻由子Japanese racing cyclist

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji