Matsuda

Matsuda is a Japanese surname and place name. The surname is written 松田, composed of the kanji for "pine" and "rice field," and is read Matsuda. It is a common surname in Japan and appears across the country in many communities.

Matsuda as a surname is carried by many individuals who have achieved recognition in a variety of fields, including sports, arts, academia, and business. The name is used by people of Japanese descent around the world, reflecting migration and the global diaspora.

Matsuda is also the name of several geographic locations in Japan, including towns, districts, and neighborhoods. Place names bearing Matsuda can be found in different prefectures, and in some cases municipal mergers have changed administrative boundaries. The geographic use of Matsuda traces back to historical land divisions and local landscape features associated with pine trees and fields.

Across languages, Matsuda may be transliterated consistently, but it should not be confused with similarly spelled surnames in other languages, and care should be taken to preserve the Japanese reading Matsuda when appropriate.