Surname

Nozawa

Nozawa (野沢) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean field + marsh, and Wikidata lists 24 notable people with this family name.

の · ざ · わ · のざわ
Written野沢のざわfield + marsh

What Nozawa means

野
field
沢
marsh, mountain stream

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Nozawa

Takuya Nozawa 野沢 拓也Japanese association football player
Masako Nozawa 野沢 雅子Japanese voice actress and actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji