Surname
Ogasawara
Ogasawara (小笠原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + bamboo hat + field, and Wikidata lists 94 notable people with this family name.
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What Ogasawara means
小
small
笠
bamboo hat
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ogasawara describes a place. Its kanji point to a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Ogasawara
Mitsuo Ogasawara 小笠原 満男Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.