Hirata Family History
Hirata Name Meaning
Japanese: written 平田 ‘peaceful rice paddy’. There are several families of this name descended from the Taira Sasaki and Sakanoue clans each of which has several branches of its own. It is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku and is found throughout Japan and in the Ryūkyū Islands.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022