Surname

Hayakawa

Hayakawa (早川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean early + river, and Wikidata lists 154 notable people with this family name.

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Written早川はやかわearly + river

What Hayakawa means

早
early
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Hayakawa 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.

Famous people named Hayakawa

Tomonobu Hayakawa 早川 知伸Japanese association football player and manager
Ren Hayakawa 早川 漣Japanese archer
Tomoki Hayakawa 早川 友基Japanese association football player
Fumiya Hayakawa 早川 史哉Japanese association football player
Kenichi Hayakawa 早川 賢一Japanese badminton player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji