Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田, 阿北(Japanese Kanji) あきた(Japanese Hiragana) アキタ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This surname can be used as 秋田, 明田, 穐田, 飽田 or 阿北 with 秋/穐 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn," 明 (mei, myou, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku(ru), a.kasu) meaning "clear," 飽 (hou, a.kiru, a.kasu, a.ku, aki) meaning "boredom," 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, nook," 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field" and 北 (hou, kita) meaning "north."One bearer of this surname is noise musician Merzbow, born Masami Akita (秋田 昌美) (1956-).