Surname

Ōshita

Ōshita (大下) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean big + below, and Wikidata lists 27 notable people with this family name.

お · お · し · た · おおした
Written大下おおしたbig + below

What Ōshita means

大
big, great
下
below

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Ōshita mean big + below. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji