Adachi Family History
Adachi Name Meaning
Japanese: variously written, usually with characters meaning ‘foot’ and ‘stand’, a habitational name, found mainly in northern Japan, from Adachi-ga-hara in Fukushima prefecture. The Adachi of Dewa (now Akita prefecture) descend from Fujiwara no Yamakage (824–888).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press