Matsumoto (surname) explained

Matsumoto
Meaning:	base of the pine tree
Language origin:	Japanese

Matsumoto (written: lit. "base of the pine tree") is the 15th most common Japanese surname.^[1] A less common variant is .

Notable people with the surname

• , Japanese television personality and actress
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese footballer
• Cazuo Matsumoto (born 1985), Brazilian table tennis player
• , better known as Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader and founder of Aum Shinrikyo
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese politician
• David Matsumoto (born 1959), American psychologist, writer and judoka
• , Japanese photographer
• Elisabetta Matsumoto, American physicist
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese actor
• George Matsumoto (1922–2016), American architect and educator
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese footballer
• H. Matsumoto, Japanese set decorator
• , Japanese activist
• , Japanese kabuki actor
• , Japanese kabuki actor
• , Japanese snowboarder
• , Japanese jazz saxophonist and bandleader
• , better known as hide, Japanese musician
• Hideya Matsumoto, Japanese mathematician
• , Japanese violinist
• , Japanese model
• , Japanese engineer and atmospheric scientist
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese comedian
• , Japanese painter
• , Japanese footballer and manager
• , Japanese idol, singer, actress and television personality
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese politician and businessman
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese legal scholar and politician
• Jon Matsumoto (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• , Japanese singer and actor
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese physician
• , Japanese judoka
• , better known as Dump Matsumoto, Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese cyclist
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese illustrator and manga artist
• , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• , Japanese adult video director
• , Japanese racing driver
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese swimmer
• Kiyo A. Matsumoto (born 1955), American judge
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese mathematician
• , Japanese educationist
• , Japanese kabuki actor
• , Japanese kabuki actor
• Lauren Matsumoto (born 1987), American politician and beauty pageant winner
• , Japanese manga artist
• Lisa Matsumoto (1964–2007), American playwright
• , Japanese actress
• Mark Matsumoto, American engineer
• Matsumoto Masanobu, Japanese swordsman
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese psychologist
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese mixed martial artist
• Mitsuo Matsumoto (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese professional wrestler and actress
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese weightlifter
• Naoko Matsumoto, Japanese archaeologist
• , Japanese softball player
• , Japanese physician and geneticist
• Nina Matsumoto (born 1984), Canadian cartoonist
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese businessman and inventor
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese anime director
• , Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
• , Japanese actress, model and singer
• Roy Matsumoto (1914–2014), United States Army soldier
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese sport wrestler
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese voice actress
• Sayaka Matsumoto (born 1982), American judoka
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese journalist
• , Japanese sport wrestler
• , victim in Fukuoka family murder case, where Wei Wei was convicted and executed
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese diplomat
• , Japanese painter
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese manga artist
• , better known as Tak Matsumoto, Japanese musician
• , Japanese lyricist and musician
• , Japanese poet
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese Go player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese voice actress and actress
• , Japanese manga artist and illustrator
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese manga artist
• Tortoise Matsumoto (born 1966), Japanese musician
• (born 1977), Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese film director
• , Japanese dancer and actor
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actor and voice actor
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Brazilian baseball player
• , Japanese information scientist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese computer scientist, software programmer, writer and creator of the Ruby programming language
• , Japanese table tennis player

Fictional characters

• , a character in the manga series Nana
• , a character in the manga series Case Closed
• , a character in the manga series Bleach

Notes and References

1. 明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [''Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation'']]. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. 2019-08-31.