Otake Family History
Otake Name Meaning
Japanese:: written 小竹 ‘small bamboo’. (Ōtake): written 大竹 ‘large bamboo’. It is found mostly along the southeastern seaboard and in the Ryūkyū Islands. (Ōtake): written 大武 ‘great warrior’. It is not common.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022