Surname

Matsushita

Matsushita (松下) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean pine + below, and Wikidata lists 171 notable people with this family name.

ま · つ · し · た · まつした
Written松下まつしたpine + below

What Matsushita means

松
pine
下
below

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Matsushita 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 Matsushita

Kōnosuke Matsushita 松下 幸之助founder of Panasonic (1894-1989)
Hiro Matsushita 松下 弘幸Japanese businessman and former racing driver
Toshihiro Matsushita 松下 年宏Japanese association football player
Yuki Matsushita 松下 裕樹Japanese association football player
Daisuke Matsushita 松下 太輔Japanese association football player
Kazuma Matsushita 松下 和磨Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji