Where does “田中” come from?

田中 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 田中, from Japanese 田, from Japanese 熊田 — Kumada (neighborhoods in Japan).

Ancestry of “田中”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese田中the 4th most common surname in Japan
2Japanese田rice paddy; cultivated field
3Japanese熊田Kumada (neighborhoods in Japan)
Every word from Japanese 熊田 →Every word from Japanese 田 →Every word from Japanese 田中 →