SurnameNo. 80 in Japan
Murata
Murata (村田) is the 80th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.21 million people. Its kanji mean village + rice field.
む · ら · た · むらた
What Murata means
村
village
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Murata describes a place. Its kanji point to a village and a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.