Surname

Sawaki

Sawaki (沢木) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean marsh + tree, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

さ · わ · き · さわき
Written沢木さわきmarsh + tree

What Sawaki means

沢
marsh, mountain stream
木
tree

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji