Surname

Katsura

Katsura (桂) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean Japanese Judas tree, and Wikidata lists 39 notable people with this family name.

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Written桂かつらJapanese Judas tree

What Katsura means

桂
Japanese Judas tree

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Katsura mean Japanese Judas tree. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Katsura

Hideki Katsura 桂 秀樹Japanese association football player
Masakazu Katsura 桂 正和Japanese mangaka

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji