Surname

Segawa

Segawa (瀬川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shallows + river, and Wikidata lists 101 notable people with this family name.

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Written瀬川せがわshallows + river

What Segawa means

瀬
shallows, rapids
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Segawa 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.

Famous people named Segawa

Yusuke Segawa 瀬川 祐輔Japanese association football player
Makoto Segawa 瀬川 誠Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji