Surname
Kitajima
Kitajima (北島) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean north + island, and Wikidata lists 41 notable people with this family name.
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What Kitajima means
北
north
島
island
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kitajima describes a place. Its kanji point to an island, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Kitajima
Kosuke Kitajima 北島 康介Japanese swimmer
Yoshio Kitajima 北島 義生Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.