Surname

Kikkawa

Kikkawa (吉川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good luck + river, and Wikidata lists 88 notable people with this family name.

きっ · か · わ · きっかわ
Written吉川きっかわgood luck + river

What Kikkawa means

吉
good luck
川
river

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji