Surname

Ikawa

Ikawa (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井川いかわwell + river

What Ikawa means

井
well
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Ikawa 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.

Surnames that share a kanji