Surname

Adachi

Adachi (足立) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean foot + to stand, and Wikidata lists 121 notable people with this family name.

あ · だ · ち · あだち
Written足立あだちfoot + to stand

What Adachi means

足
foot, enough
立
to stand

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Adachi mean foot + to stand. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Adachi

Tsubasa Adachi 足立 翼Japanese association football player
Rika Adachi 足立 梨花Japanese actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji