Surname

Kawada

Kawada (川田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + rice field, and Wikidata lists 53 notable people with this family name.

か · わ · だ · かわだ
Written川田かわだriver + rice field

What Kawada means

川
river
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Kawada

Nobushige Kawada 川田 信茂Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji