Surname

Hikita

Hikita (疋田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean head; counter for animals + rice field, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.

ひ · き · た · ひきた
Written疋田ひきたhead; counter for animals + rice field

What Hikita means

疋
head; counter for animals
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Hikita 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.

Surnames that share a kanji