Surname
Ukita
Ukita (浮田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean floating; float + rice field, and Wikidata lists 19 notable people with this family name.
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What Ukita means
浮
floating; float
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ukita 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.