Surname
Ōmura
Ōmura (大村) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + village, and Wikidata lists 52 notable people with this family name.
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What Ōmura means
大
big, great
村
village
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ōmura describes a place. Its kanji point to a village, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Ōmura
Satoshi Ōmura 大村 智Japanese biochemist, microbiologist, and university teacher (born 1935)
Ōmura Sumitada 大村 純忠Japanese Catholic daimyo of the 16th century CE
Ōmura Masujirō 大村 益次郎Japanese politician (1824-1869)
Hideaki Ōmura 大村 秀章the governor of Aichi Prefecture
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.