Surname

Kawano

Kawano (川野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + field, and Wikidata lists 34 notable people with this family name.

か · わ · の · かわの
Written川野かわのriver + field

What Kawano means

川
river
野
field

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Kawano

Junji Kawano 川野 淳次Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji