Kimura
A common Japanese surname meaning “tree village” or “woodland village.”
The #8,164 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 76,064 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Kimura is a Japanese surname built from two common elements: ki, meaning “tree” or “wood,” and mura, meaning “village.” Taken literally, it refers to a place associated with trees or a wooded settlement. Like many Japanese surnames, it likely began as a habitational name for people from such a place.
History
Kimura is a long-established surname in Japan and is fairly common there. It is also widely found in the Japanese diaspora, including the United States and Brazil, through migration in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The name has been carried by several notable figures, including athletes, artists, and scholars.
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Fun fact
In Japanese, the same surname can sometimes be written with different kanji, but the reading Kimura remains the same.