Adachi
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 足立 (Adachi).
Proper noun
editAdachi (countable and uncountable, plural Adachis)
- A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Katsushika, Sumida, Arakawa, and Kita special wards.
- A surname from Japanese.
Translations
editone of special wards that forms Tokyo
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Adachi is the 28131st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 851 individuals. Adachi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (75.21%) and Mixed Race (11.52%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Adachi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.