Akita (surname)

Akita (秋田, lit. "autumn ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Hideyoshi Akita (秋田英義; born 1974), footballer
• Masami Akita (秋田昌美; born 1956), musician, also known as Merzbow
• Masateru Akita (秋田政輝; born 1982), former footballer
• Akita Sanesue (秋田実季; 1576–1660), daimyo (feudal ruler)
• Akita Toshisue (秋田俊季, 1598–1649), son of Sanesue
• Ujaku Akita (秋田 雨雀; 1883–1962), pseudonym of Tokuzō Akita (秋田 徳三), author and Esperantist
• Yutaka Akita (秋田豊, born 1970), former football player played in Japan National Football Team
• Kiyoshi Akita (1881–1944)