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<namefyi-surname slug="ota-japanese"></namefyi-surname>太田
Ota
太田 — Great Rice Field
300,000
Population
#42
Country Rank
0.24%
of Population
Japanese Names
Culture
Origin & History
Ota means 'great rice field' (太田) with 太 (oo/tai) conveying largeness and abundance. The name arose as a topographic surname for families with particularly large or fertile paddy land. The most famous Ota clan were the lords of Edo Castle (present-day Tokyo Imperial Palace), which was built by Ota Dokan in 1457, making the Ota clan the original lords of what would become Japan's capital.