Surname

Hotta

Hotta (堀田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean moat + rice field, and Wikidata lists 38 notable people with this family name.

ほっ · た · ほった
Written堀田ほったmoat + rice field

What Hotta means

堀
moat, canal
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Hotta 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 Hotta

Daiki Hotta 堀田 大暉Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji