Surname
Tsuru
Tsuru (鶴) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean crane, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.
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What Tsuru means
鶴
crane
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Tsuru mean crane. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.