SurnameNo. 63 in Japan
Shibata
Shibata (柴田) is the 63rd most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.25 million people. Its kanji mean brushwood + rice field.
し · ば · た · しばた
What Shibata means
柴
brushwood
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Shibata 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.