Surname

Iwatsuki

Iwatsuki (岩月) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + moon, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

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Written岩月いわつきrock + moon

What Iwatsuki means

岩
rock
月
moon

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji