Akita (surname)

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

• Hideyoshi Akita (秋田 英義, born 1974), Japanese footballer
• Masami Akita (秋田 昌美, born 1956), Japanese musician, also known as Merzbow
• Masateru Akita (秋田 政輝, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Akita Sanesue (秋田 実季, 1576–1660), Japanese daimyō
• 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), Japanese footballer
• Kiyoshi Akita (1881–1944)