Surname
Sugihara
Sugihara (杉原) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean cedar + field, and Wikidata lists 35 notable people with this family name.
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What Sugihara means
杉
cedar
原
field, plain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Sugihara describes a place. Its kanji point to cedars and a plain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Sugihara
Chiune Sugihara 杉原 千畝Japanese diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations (1900-1986)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.