Surname

Mitsui

Mitsui (三井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean three + well, and Wikidata lists 63 notable people with this family name.

み · つ · い · みつい
Written三井みついthree + well

What Mitsui means

三
three
井
well

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Mitsui

Risako Mitsui 三井 梨紗子Japanese synchronised swimmer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji