Surname
Matsudaira
Matsudaira (松平) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pine + peace, and Wikidata lists 193 notable people with this family name.
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What Matsudaira means
松
pine
平
peace, flat
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Matsudaira 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 Matsudaira
Matsudaira Katamori 松平 容保daimyo of the late Edo period; 9th lord of Aizu (1836-1893)
Matsudaira Sadanobu 松平 定信Japanese daimyō of the mid-Edo period (1759-1829)
Kōtō Matsudaira 松平 康東Japanese diplomat
Matsudaira Hirotada 松平 広忠samurai of the Sengoku period; father of Tokugawa Ieyasu
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.