Inaba Family History
Inaba Name Meaning
Japanese: written 稲葉 ‘leaves of the rice plant’. It is the name of the daimyō (feudal lords) of Mino (now southern Gifu prefecture) descended from Kōno Michitaka (died 1374) who was himself descended from Emperor Kanmu (736–805). Found mainly in eastern Japan.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022