Surname

Yasuda

Yasuda (保田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to protect + rice field, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

や · す · だ · やすだ
Written保田やすだto protect + rice field

What Yasuda means

保
to protect, keep
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yasuda 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 Yasuda

Michio Yasuda 保田 道夫Japanese association football player
Kei Yasuda 保田 圭Japanese female singer and talent (1980-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji