Takeshita Family History
Takeshita Name Meaning
Japanese: written 竹下 ‘(one who lives) beneath the bamboo’. The name is found mainly in western Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. It was originally pronounced Takenoshita and taken from a village of that name in Suruga (now part of Shizuoka prefecture). The original bearers were descended from the northern Fujiwara through the Kuzuyama family.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022