Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 岩立, 岩館(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsIwadate, Iwadachi, Iwatachi, Iwatatsu
Meaning & History
From Japanese 岩館 (Iwatate) meaning "Iwatate", a former village in the former district of Tsugaru in parts of present-day Aomori, Japan, in the former Japanese province of Mutsu.