Surname

Kuroki

Kuroki (黒木) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean black + tree, and Wikidata lists 78 notable people with this family name.

く · ろ · き · くろき
Written黒木くろきblack + tree

What Kuroki means

黒
black
木
tree

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Kuroki

Kohei Kuroki 黒木 晃平Japanese association football player
Kyohei Kuroki 黒木 恭平Japanese association football player
Kuroki Tamemoto 黒木 為楨Japanese general (1844-1923)
Haru Kuroki 黒木 華Japanese actress (born 1990)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji