Surname
Hamada
Hamada (浜田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean beach + rice field, and Wikidata lists 154 notable people with this family name.
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What Hamada means
浜
beach
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Hamada 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 Hamada
Shoko Hamada 浜田 彰子Japanese association football player
Shunkichi Hamada 浜田 駿吉Japanese field hockey player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.