Surname
Ayukawa
Ayukawa (鮎川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean freshwater trout; smelt + river, and Wikidata lists 32 notable people with this family name.
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What Ayukawa means
鮎
freshwater trout; smelt
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Ayukawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.