Yamashita

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).

Proper noun

Yamashita (plural Yamashitas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yamashita is the 12500^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2480 individuals. Yamashita is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (78.83%) and Mixed Race (11.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Yamashita”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Japanese

Romanization

Yamashita

1. Rōmaji transcription of やました

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).

Proper noun

Yamashita m or f by sense

1. a surname from Japanese

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jamaˈʃita/ [jɐ.mɐˈʃiː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: Ya‧ma‧shi‧ta

Proper noun

Yamashita (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜆ)

1. a surname from Japanese