藤田(ふじた)

ふじた
noun
Fujita (common Japanese surname)
person
1. Fujita (common Japanese surname)
A common Japanese surname, built from 藤(ふじ) (wisteria) + 田(た) (rice field), a combination typical of surnames tied to the 藤原(ふじわら) clan and to farming geography.
藤田(ふじた)さん、おはようございます。
Good morning, Mr./Ms. Fujita.
隣(となり)の家(いえ)は藤田(ふじた)さんという名字(みょうじ)だ。
The family next door has the surname Fujita.
藤田(ふじた)という名字(みょうじ)は全国(ぜんこく)各地(かくち)で見(み)られる。
The surname Fujita is found all over the country.

藤田(ふじた) is one of many common surnames built on 藤(ふじ) (wisteria), the element also seen in 藤原(ふじわら) and 藤井(ふじい).

Cultural note

Surnames combining 藤(ふじ) with a geographic element (here 田(た), rice field) were often adopted by branches or retainers of the 藤原(ふじわら) clan during the Heian and medieval periods, which is why so many common Japanese surnames start with 藤(ふじ).