Surname
Akatsuka
Akatsuka (赤塚) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean red + mound, and Wikidata lists 15 notable people with this family name.
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What Akatsuka means
赤
red
塚
mound
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Akatsuka describes a place. Its kanji point to a mound, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Akatsuka
Fujio Akatsuka 赤塚 不二夫Japanese manga artist (1935–2008)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.