Surname

Urakawa

Urakawa (浦川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean bay + river, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

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Written浦川うらかわbay + river

What Urakawa means

浦
bay, inlet
川
river

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji