Nitta Family History
Nitta Name Meaning
Japanese: written 新田 ‘new rice paddy’. It is mainly found in western Japan. Alternative readings of the surname are Arata (mainly Ryūkyū Islands) and Shinden. The most famous Nitta family took the name from their residence in Kōzuke (now Gunma prefecture). They descended from Minamoto no Yoshishige (died 1202) who was also the ancestor of the great Tokugawa family.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022