Surname

Takigawa

Takigawa (瀧川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean waterfall + river, and Wikidata lists 32 notable people with this family name.

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Written瀧川たきがわwaterfall + river

What Takigawa means

瀧
waterfall
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Takigawa 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