Etymology and distribution of 下立.

Shimodate 【下立】^{レベル3
About 60}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Aichi-ken Ichinomiya-shi , Oosaka-fu . Aichi-ken Ichinomiya-shi birthplace of Hagiwara- cho Falls. A place name with a record since the Warring States Period. The place name was also written as "Taki", "Taki Tree". In the same place there is a belief that Gifu - ken Yourou - gun Yourou - chou dwelt to serve various branches (Tagi) shrines in Mikami Town. The first element is from the place name "waterfall". There is an example of using "Fuji" from Fujiwara surname on the second element. 藤原 Fujiwara reference. I was a doctor at Aichi-ken Ichinomiya-shi during the Edo period. Wakayama-ken Wakayama-shi Takihata was a place name with a record since the Edo period. It is distributed in the same place. The pronunciation is Takifuji.