Yoshida

Yoshida
PronunciationYoshida
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Meaninglucky ricefield (吉田), fragrant ricefield (芳田)
Region of originJapanese
[1]

Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. "lucky ricefield") is the 11th most common Japanese surname.[2] A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. "fragrant ricefield").

  1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files
  2. ^ "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.