Surname

Furusawa

Furusawa (古沢) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean old + marsh, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.

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Written古沢ふるさわold + marsh

What Furusawa means

古
old
沢
marsh, mountain stream

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Furusawa mean old + marsh. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji