Adachi
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 足立 (Adachi).
Proper noun
Adachi (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
one of special wards that forms Tokyo
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Adachi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.