Surname
Ashikaga
Ashikaga (足利) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean foot + benefit, and Wikidata lists 93 notable people with this family name.
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What Ashikaga means
足
foot, enough
利
benefit
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Ashikaga mean foot + benefit. 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 Ashikaga
Michio Ashikaga 足利 道夫Japanese association football player
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu 足利 義満The third shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1358–1408)
Ashikaga Yoshimasa 足利 義政The eighth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1436–1490)
Ashikaga Yoshikazu 足利 義量The fifth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1407–1425)
Ashikaga Yoshihisa 足利 義尚9th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate
Ashikaga Yoshikatsu 足利 義勝The seventh shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1434-1443)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.