Surname
Akita
Akita (秋田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean autumn + rice field, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.
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What Akita means
秋
autumn
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Akita describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Akita
Yutaka Akita 秋田 豊Japanese association football player and manager
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.