Surname

Igawa

Igawa (井川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean well + river, and Wikidata lists 22 notable people with this family name.

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Written井川いがわwell + river

What Igawa means

井
well
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Igawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a well and a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Igawa

Yusuke Igawa 井川 祐輔Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji