Matsuoka

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Matsuoka
PronunciationJapanese: [matsɯꜜoka]
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
MeaningMatsu () : Pine tree
oka () : Hill
Region of originJapan

Matsuoka (written: 松岡 or 松丘 lit. "pine tree hill") is a Japanese surname.

Matsuoka is the 142nd most common name in Japan as of 2014, belonging to approximately 1 out of 865 people, or 141,900 individuals. It is most prevalent in Osaka, with the highest percentage per capita in Kochi and Kumamoto prefectures.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

(Names are listed by field, alphabetically by given name in the western convention of given-name, surname for clarity.)

Academics

  • Asa Matsuoka (松岡朝, 1893–1980), Japanese philanthropist and cultural ambassador
  • Hiroyuki Matsuoka
    (born c. 1956), Japanese professor of infection and immunity
  • Kinpei Matsuoka (松岡 均平, 1876–1960), Japanese baron and economics professor
  • Kunio Matsuoka
    (松岡 國男, 1875–1962), birth name of Kunio Yanagita, Japanese scholar and folklorist
  • Satoshi Matsuoka (松岡 聡, born 1964), Japanese computer scientist
  • Shinpei Matsuoka (松岡心平, born 1954), Japanese noh scholar
  • Shizuo Matsuoka (松岡 静雄, 1878–1936), Japanese naval officer, linguist, and ethnologist
  • Shoan Matsuoka
    (松岡 恕庵, 1668-1756) Japanese Confucianist and herbalist
  • Yoko Matsuoka McClain (1924–2011), Japanese-born American professor of language and literature
  • Yoky Matsuoka (born 1972), American computer scientist

Arts and entertainment

  • Aya Matsuoka
    (松岡 彩), Japanese musician
  • Hisashi Matsuoka
    (松岡 寿, 1862–1944), Japanese painter
  • Isao Matsuoka (松岡 功, born 1934), Japanese film studio executive
  • Joji Matsuoka (松岡 錠司, born 1961), Japanese film director
  • Katsuyoshi Matsuoka (松岡 克由, 1935–2011), Japanese rakugoka known as Danshi Tatekawa
  • Keika Matsuoka
    (松岡 桂花), Japanese musician
  • Keisuke Matsuoka (松岡 圭祐, born 1968), Japanese mystery writer
  • Kenichiro Matsuoka (松岡 謙一郎, 1914–1994), Japanese television executive
  • Kent Matsuoka (born 1974), American film producer
  • Kikko Matsuoka (松岡 きっこ, born 1947), Japanese actress
  • Linah Matsuoka (松岡 李那, born 1986), Japanese actress and musician
  • Masahiro Matsuoka (松岡 昌宏, born 1977), Japanese actor and musician
  • Mayu Matsuoka (松岡 茉優, born 1995), Japanese actress
  • Mei Matsuoka (born 1981), Japanese-English illustrator and writer
  • Mitsuru Matsuoka (松岡充, born 1971), Japanese musician
  • Mona Matsuoka (born 1998), American fashion model
  • Natsumi Matsuoka (松岡 菜摘, born 1996), Japanese musician
  • Takashi Matsuoka
    (born 1954), American writer
  • Yōko Matsuoka (松岡 洋子, born 1954), Japanese voice actress
  • Yoko Matsuoka (writer) (松岡洋子, 1916-1979), Japanese writer
  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞, born 1986), Japanese voice actor
  • Yuki Matsuoka (松岡 由貴, born 1970), Japanese voice actor
  • Yuko Matsuoka
    (松丘 夕子, born 1977), better known as Aka Plu, Japanese comedian

Politics

  • Bankichi Matsuoka
    (松岡 磐吉, 1841–1871), Japanese Bakufu loyalist
  • Hiroko Matsuoka (松岡 博子, 1907–1987), Japanese wife of Eisaku Satō
  • Komakichi Matsuoka (松岡駒吉, 1888-1958), Japanese politician and labor activist
  • Tamaki Matsuoka (松岡 環, born 1947), Japanese political activist
  • Toru Matsuoka (松岡 徹, born 1951), Japanese politician
  • Toshikatsu Matsuoka (松岡 利勝, 1945–2007), Japanese politician
  • Toshizo Matsuoka
    (松岡 俊三, 1880-1955), Japanese politician
  • Yasutake Matsuoka
    (松岡 康毅, 1846–1923), Japanese baron and politician
  • Yōsuke Matsuoka (松岡 洋右, 1880–1946), Japanese diplomat and politician

Sports and martial arts

Others

  • Hideki Matsuoka (松岡 秀樹, born 1968), Japanese Go player
  • Masanao Matsuoka
    (松岡 正直), Japanese Shinto priest
  • Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ 松岡 孫四郎, 1887—1980) Japanese Catholic Bishop
  • Ryoji Matsuoka (松岡 良治, died 2012) Japanese guitar maker
  • Seijiro Matsuoka
    (松岡 地所, 1894-1989) Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Sōyū Matsuoka (松岡 操雄, 1912–1997), Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher
  • Yoshio Matsuoka
    (松岡 義雄, born c. 1940), Japanese mob boss

Fictional characters

  • Kenjiro Matsuoka, a character in the video game Killer7
  • Miu Matsuoka (松岡 美羽), a character in the manga series Strawberry Marshmallow
  • Rin Matsuoka (松岡 凛), a character in the anime series
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References

  1. ^ "Name Search". sijisuru.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.