Surname

Tachibana

Tachibana (立花) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to stand + flower, and Wikidata lists 178 notable people with this family name.

た · ち · ば · な · たちばな
Written立花たちばなto stand + flower

What Tachibana means

立
to stand
花
flower

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Tachibana mean to stand + flower. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Tachibana

Ayumu Tachibana 立花 歩夢Japanese association football player
Miya Tachibana 立花 美哉synchronized swimmer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji