Surname

Kaneda

Kaneda (金田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean gold + rice field, and Wikidata lists 35 notable people with this family name.

か · ね · だ · かねだ
Written金田かねだgold + rice field

What Kaneda means

金
gold, metal
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kaneda describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Kaneda

Nobutoshi Kaneda 金田 喜稔Japanese association football player
Shiho Kaneda 金田 志保Japanese association football player
Miho Kaneda 金田 美保Japanese association football player
Mami Kaneda 金田 真美Japanese association football player
Hiroshi Kaneda 金田 宏astronomer
Tomoko Kaneda 金田 朋子Japanese voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji