Surname

Seta

Seta (瀬田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shallows + rice field, and Wikidata lists 17 notable people with this family name.

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Written瀬田せたshallows + rice field

What Seta means

瀬
shallows, rapids
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Seta 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 Seta

Tatsuhiko Seta 瀬田 龍彦Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji