SurnameNo. 61 in Japan
Morita
Morita (森田) is the 61st most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.25 million people. Its kanji mean forest + rice field.
も · り · た · もりた
What Morita means
森
forest
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Morita describes a place. Its kanji point to a forest and a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.