Wada (Japanese surname)

Wada (written: 和田 lit. "harmonious rice paddy") is a Japanese family name.[1] Notable people of Japanese ancestry with the surname include:

  • Akiko Wada (born 1950), singer
  • Atsuki Wada (和田 篤紀, born 1993), Japanese footballer
  • Ayaka Wada (和田 彩花, born 1994), Japanese singer, member and leader of girl group S/mileage
  • Ben Wada (和田 勉, 1930–2011), Japanese TV producer
  • Wada Ei (和田 英, 1857–1929), textile worker and memoirist during the Meiji Era
  • Eiiti Wada (和田 英一, born 1931), Japanese computer science professor
  • Eiko Wada (和田 映子, born 1939), Japanese swimmer
  • Wada Eisaku (和田 英作, 1874–1959), Japanese painter
  • Emi Wada (和田 惠美, 1937–2021), Japanese costume designer
  • George Wada (和田 丈嗣, born 1978), Japanese anime producer
  • Hana Wada (和田 はな, born 2002), Japanese shogi player
  • Hiroo Wada (和田 博雄, 1903–1967), Japanese politician
  • Juhn Atsushi Wada (1924–2023), Japanese-Canadian neurologist
  • Jujiro Wada (和田 重次郎, ca. 1872–1937), Japanese adventurer and entrepreneur
  • Jun Wada (和田 潤, born 1973), Japanese footballer
  • Kaoru Wada (和田 薫, born 1962), Japanese composer and arranger
  • Kazuhiro Wada (和田 一浩, born 1972), baseball player
  • Kazuo Wada (和田 一夫, 1929–2019), Japanese businessman
  • Kikuo Wada (和田 喜久夫, born 1951), Japanese wrestler
  • Kōji Wada (和田 光司, 1974–2016), Japanese singer and songwriter
  • Wada Koremasa (和田 惟政, 1536–1571), retainer during the Sengoku Period
  • Makoto Wada (和田 誠, 1936–2019), Japanese graphic designer, illustrator, essayist, and film director
  • Masahiro Wada (和田 昌裕, born 1965), Japanese footballer
  • Masamune Wada (和田 政宗, born 1974), Japanese politician and TV announcer
  • Masato Wada (和田 正人, born 1979), actor and singer
  • Miho Wada, Japanese-New Zealand jazz musician
  • Minoru Wada, Japanese American World War II hero
  • Wada Nei (和田 寧, 1787–1840), mathematician of the Edo Period
  • Ryo Wada (和田 凌, born 1995), Japanese footballer
  • Ryō Wada (和田 竜, born 1969), Japanese screenwriter and historical novelist
  • Sanzo Wada (和田 三造, 1883–1967), Japanese painter and costume designer
  • Shinji Wada (和田 慎二, 1950–2011), Japanese manga artist
  • Shizuo Wada (和田静男), Japanese musician
  • Shoko Wada (和田 祥子, born 1952), Japanese handball player
  • Takahiro Wada (和田 貴広, born 1971), Japanese wrestler
  • Takao Wada (和田 孝夫, born 1953), Japanese racing driver
  • Takeo Wada (和田 健雄, 1882–1944), Japanese mathematician
  • Takumi Wada (和田 拓三, born 1981), Japanese footballer
  • Takuya Wada (和田 拓也, born 1990), Japanese footballer
  • Teruko Wada (和田 照子, born 1969), attorney and Girl Scouts leader
  • Tet Wada (born 1973), actor
  • Tsuyoshi Wada (和田 毅, born 1981), Japanese baseball player
  • Yasuhiro Wada (Honda) (和田 康裕, born 1951), executive (General Manager of Honda Motor Motorsports Division)
  • Yoichi Wada (和田 洋一, born 1959), executive (CEO of Square Enix)
  • Yoshi Wada (1943–2021), sound installation artist and musician
  • Yoshie Wada (和田 芳恵, 1906–1977), Japanese novelist and critic
  • Yoshihiko Wada (和田 義彦, born 1940), Japanese painter
  • Wada Yoshimori (和田 義盛, 1147–1213), samurai of the Kamakura Period
  • Yutaka Wada (和田 豊, born 1962), Japanese baseball player and manager
  • Yuzo Wada (和田 雄三, born 1980), Japanese footballer

References
  1. Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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