Surname
Kikuchi
Kikuchi (菊池) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean chrysanthemum + pond, and Wikidata lists 216 notable people with this family name.
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What Kikuchi means
菊
chrysanthemum
池
pond
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kikuchi describes a place. Its kanji point to chrysanthemums and a pond, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Kikuchi
Shinkichi Kikuchi 菊池 新吉Japanese association football player
Kan Kikuchi 菊池 寛Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948)
Toshimi Kikuchi 菊池 利三Japanese association football player and manager
Daisuke Kikuchi 菊池 大介Japanese association football player
Kan Kikuchi 菊池 完Japanese association football player
Shunsuke Kikuchi 菊池 俊輔Japanese composer, arranger (1931-2021)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.