Maeda (前田 lit. "in front of the ricefield") is a Japanese surname. It may also be romanized as Mayeda.

The Maeda clan is one of the traditional Japanese clans.

Maeda was the name of a prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history:

• Maeda Toshimasa, daimyo, vassal of Oda Nobuhide
• Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyo
• Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie
• Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga
• Keiji Maeda, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda
• Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general
• Sergio Maeda, Toshimitsu Maeda Son sergiomaeda@prodigy.net.mx

Other people named Maeda include:

• Ai Maeda, voice actor
• Ai Maeda, actress
• Aki Maeda, actress and singer
• Akira Maeda, professional wrestler
• John Maeda, graphic designer, programmer, MIT professor
• Mahiro Maeda, anime creator
• Mitsuyo Maeda, judoka
• Naoki Maeda, composer
• Nobuteru Maeda, vocalist
• Shinzo Maeda, photographer
• Toshio Maeda, a famous mangaka

Several companies are named Maeda also:

• Maeda Corp., holding company ^*
• Maeda-en, importer/exporter of food products to USA ^*
• Maeda Co., Ltd., silk and textiles ^*
• Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), manufacturers of SunTour bicycle drive-train components

Fictional characters named Maeda include:

• Akira Maeda, character in the manga Cromrartie High School
• Ema Maeda, from Love Hina
• Hayato Maeda (Chumley Huffington), from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

See also

• Japanese name

前田 | Japanese surnames