Matsuura is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Akiko Matsuura, Japanese drummer Atsushi Matsuura, former Japanese football player Atsushi Matsuura, former Japanese football player Atsushi Matsuura (musician), Japanese guitarist Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer and actress Daigo Matsuura, Japanese politician Eleanor Matsuura, actress Frank S. Matsura (1873-1913), early twentieth-century Japanese photographer Hiroko Matsuura, Japanese volleyball player Hiromi Matsuura, Japanese singer and AV idol Hiroshi Matsuura , Japanese ice hockey player Hiroyuki Matsuura , Japanese ice hockey player Junrokurō Matsuura (1884-1944), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War Kōichirō Matsuura, Japanese public servant and current Director-General of UNESCO Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese race car driver Masaya Matsuura, Japanese video game designer and musician Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer and president of Avex Trax Shinji Matsuura, a Japanese badminton player Takuya Matsuura, Japanese football player Tokihiko Matsuura, Japanese manga artist Toshio Matsuura, former Japanese football player and manager