Hirota

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 広田 (Hirota) or 弘田 (Hirota). === Proper noun === Hirota (plural Hirotas) A surname from Japanese. A people who lived on the island of Tanegashima in Japan between the third and seventh centuries. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hirota is the 41038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Hirota is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.06%) and Mixed Race (14.31%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hirota”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 182. === Anagrams === hot air, thoria == Japanese == === Romanization === Hirota Rōmaji transcription of ひろた