Matsunaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 松永 (Matsunaga).

Proper noun

Matsunaga (plural Matsunagas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Matsunaga is the 28998^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 819 individuals. Matsunaga is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Matsunaga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 534.

Japanese

Romanization

Matsunaga

1. Rōmaji transcription of まつなが

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松永 (Matsunaga).

Proper noun

Matsunaga (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜄ)

1. a surname from Japanese, most notably borne by:
   • Daniel Matsunaga, actor & football player