Surname
Tamada
Tamada (玉田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean jewel + rice field, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.
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What Tamada means
玉
jewel, ball
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Tamada 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.
Famous people named Tamada
Keiji Tamada 玉田 圭司Japanese association football player
Makoto Tamada 玉田 誠Japanese motorcycle racer
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.