Surname
Shiota
Shiota (塩田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean salt + rice field, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.
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What Shiota means
塩
salt
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Shiota 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 Shiota
Hitoshi Shiota 塩田 仁史Japanese association football player
Chiharu Shiota 塩田 千春Japanese installation artist (born 1972)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.