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Tamura
How to Pronounce Tamura
Pronounced tah-MOO-ruh /tɑːˈmuː.rə/Medium
Meaning: Tamura is a common Japanese surname from ta, 'rice paddy,' and mura, 'village,' so 'rice-paddy village.' Used as a given name in the United States it may reflect that Japanese heritage, or stand as an elaborated form of Tamara, the Hebrew name meaning 'date palm'; both readings are honest.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Tamura is chiefly a Japanese surname, from 'rice paddy' plus 'village,' that appears thinly as a given name in United States records. It stays long-tail, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its small high around 1974, and can also read as a fuller form of Tamara.
A girl named Tamura then would be around fifty now. As a given name it never became common in the United States and has not revived, sitting between a Japanese heritage surname and the more familiar Tamara.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tamura mean?
It is a Japanese surname meaning 'rice-paddy village,' also read as a form of Tamara.
How do you pronounce Tamura?
It's said tah-MOO-ruh /tɑːˈmuː.rə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Tamura a boy or girl name?
Tamura is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tamura?
It has always been rare as a given name, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.