Kanda Family History

Japanese: written 神田 ‘divine rice paddy’. It is from a common placename found throughout Japan; also pronounced Kamita and Kōda (see Koda). The more prominent families of this name are descended either from the notorious 10th-century rebel Taira no Masakado or from the Minamoto clan through the Matsuura family. It can also be written 苅田 ‘mowed rice paddy’.

Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. The etymon may be the Punjabi word kəṇḍā meaning ‘thorn’.

Czech: nickname from the dialect word kandat ‘to prattle to chatter’.