Sumida Family History
Sumida Name Meaning
Japanese: written 隅田 or 角田 ‘corner rice paddy’. The name appears to have originated in Buzen (now part of Fukuoka prefecture) as a habitational name. Families bearing this name are found throughout Japan and may or may not be related. Another possibility is 住田 ‘residential rice paddy’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022