Surname
Hatanaka
Hatanaka (畑中) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean field + middle, and Wikidata lists 15 notable people with this family name.
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What Hatanaka means
畑
field, farm
中
middle
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Hatanaka mean field + middle. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.