Matsuoka

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.

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), Japanese philanthropist and cultural ambassador
 * Hiroyuki Matsuoka (born c. 1956), Japanese professor of infection and immunity
 * Kinpei Matsuoka (松岡 均平), Japanese baron and economics professor
 * Kunio Matsuoka (松岡 國男), birth name of Kunio Yanagita, Japanese scholar and folklorist
 * Satoshi Matsuoka (松岡 聡), Japanese computer scientist
 * Shinpei Matsuoka (松岡心平), Japanese noh scholar
 * Shizuo Matsuoka (松岡 静雄), Japanese naval officer, linguist, and ethnologist
 * Shoan Matsuoka (松岡 恕庵) 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), Japanese painter
 * Isao Matsuoka (松岡 功), Japanese film studio executive
 * Joji Matsuoka (松岡 錠司), Japanese film director
 * Katsuyoshi Matsuoka (松岡 克由), Japanese rakugoka known as Danshi Tatekawa
 * Keika Matsuoka (松岡 桂花), Japanese musician
 * Keisuke Matsuoka (松岡 圭祐), Japanese mystery writer
 * Kenichiro Matsuoka (松岡 謙一郎), Japanese television executive
 * Kent Matsuoka (born 1974), American film producer
 * Kikko Matsuoka (松岡 きっこ), Japanese actress
 * Linah Matsuoka (松岡 李那), Japanese actress and musician
 * Masahiro Matsuoka (松岡 昌宏), Japanese actor and musician
 * Mayu Matsuoka (松岡 茉優), Japanese actress
 * Mei Matsuoka (born 1981), Japanese-English illustrator and writer
 * Mitsuru Matsuoka (松岡充), Japanese musician
 * Mona Matsuoka (born 1998), American fashion model
 * Natsumi Matsuoka (松岡 菜摘), Japanese musician
 * Takashi Matsuoka (born 1954), American writer
 * Yōko Matsuoka (松岡 洋子), Japanese voice actress
 * Yoko Matsuoka (writer) (松岡洋子), Japanese writer
 * Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞), Japanese voice actor
 * Yuki Matsuoka (松岡 由貴), Japanese voice actor
 * Yuko Matsuoka (松丘 夕子), better known as Aka Plu, Japanese comedian

Politics

 * Bankichi Matsuoka (松岡 磐吉), Japanese Bakufu loyalist
 * Hiroko Matsuoka (松岡 博子), Japanese wife of Eisaku Satō
 * Komakichi Matsuoka (松岡駒吉), Japanese politician and labor activist
 * Tamaki Matsuoka (松岡 環), Japanese political activist
 * Toru Matsuoka (松岡 徹), Japanese politician
 * Toshikatsu Matsuoka (松岡 利勝), Japanese politician
 * Toshizo Matsuoka (松岡 俊三), Japanese politician
 * Yasutake Matsuoka (松岡 康毅), Japanese baron and politician
 * Yōsuke Matsuoka (松岡 洋右), Japanese diplomat and politician

Sports and martial arts

 * Akiyoshi Matsuoka (松岡 昭義), Japanese cross-country skier
 * Daichi Matsuoka (松岡 大智), Japanese footballer
 * Daiki Matsuoka (松岡 大起), Japanese footballer
 * Haruo Matsuoka (松岡晴夫), Japanese aikidoka
 * Hiromu Matsuoka (松岡 弘), Japanese baseball player
 * Jitsuka Matsuoka (松岡 実和), Japanese sport shooter
 * Katsunosuke Matsuoka (松岡 克之助), Japanese martial arts master
 * Kenichi Matsuoka (松岡 健一), Japanese baseball player
 * Miho Matsuoka (松岡 美保), Japanese women's basketball player
 * Rie Matsuoka (松岡 理恵), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Rimu Matsuoka (松岡 瑠夢), Japanese footballer
 * Ryosuke Matsuoka (松岡 亮輔), Japanese footballer
 * Shuzo Matsuoka (松岡 修造), Japanese tennis player
 * Yasunobu Matsuoka (松岡 康暢), Japanese footballer
 * Yoshihiko Matsuoka (松岡 良彦), Japanese footballer
 * Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (松岡 義之), Japanese judoka
 * Yuta Matsuoka (松岡 祐太), Japanese volleyball player

Others

 * Hideki Matsuoka (松岡 秀樹), Japanese Go player
 * Masanao Matsuoka (松岡 正直), Japanese Shinto priest
 * Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ 松岡 孫四郎) Japanese Catholic Bishop
 * Ryoji Matsuoka (松岡 良治) Japanese guitar maker
 * Seijiro Matsuoka (松岡 地所) Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Sōyū Matsuoka (松岡 操雄), Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher
 * Yoshio Matsuoka (松岡 義雄), 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 Free!