Surname
Iwata
Iwata (岩田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + rice field, and Wikidata lists 176 notable people with this family name.
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What Iwata means
岩
rock
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Iwata describes a place. Its kanji point to rocks and a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Iwata
Satoru Iwata 岩田 聡Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959–2015)
Masahiro Iwata 岩田 昌浩Japanese association football player
Shota Iwata 岩田 正太Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.