About Shigeta
The surname Shigeta is of Japanese origin and is written as 重田 in kanji characters. The first character "重" means "heavy" or "important," while the second character "田" means "rice field." Therefore, the surname Shigeta can be interpreted to mean "important rice field" or "respected rice field." It likely originated as a surname for individuals or families who owned or worked on significant rice fields, which were highly valued in traditional Japanese society.
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The surname Shigeta is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shigeta based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Shigeta in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Shigeta using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.