SurnameNo. 26 in Japan
Ikeda
Ikeda (池田) is the 26th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.45 million people. Its kanji mean pond + rice field.
い · け · だ · いけだ
What Ikeda means
池
pond
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ikeda describes a place. Its kanji point to a pond and a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.