Surname

Umeda

Umeda (梅田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean plum + rice field, and Wikidata lists 37 notable people with this family name.

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Written梅田うめだplum + rice field

What Umeda means

梅
plum
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Umeda 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 Umeda

Takashi Umeda 梅田 高志Japanese association football player
Naoya Umeda 梅田 直哉Japanese association football player
Togo Umeda 梅田 透吾Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji