Given name & surname

Yamashita

Yamashita is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English, Portuguese, and Tagalog.

Original Japaneseやました

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Yamashita comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).

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Yamashita’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Yamashita as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of やました. In Japanese usage, Yamashita as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 山下. In English usage, Yamashita as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 山下.

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