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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Japanese : written with the characters for ‘equal’ and ‘tree’. The family bearing this name descends from the Takeda branch of the Minamoto clan, and originated in Kai (now Yamanashi prefecture). However, in America this name more probably comes from a misspelling of, which is more common in Japan and has a similar pronunciation.

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