Surname

Ida

Ida (井田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean well + rice field, and Wikidata lists 62 notable people with this family name.

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Written井田いだwell + rice field

What Ida means

井
well
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Ida describes a place. Its kanji point to a well and 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