Surname

Yokokawa

Yokokawa (横川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean side + river, and Wikidata lists 34 notable people with this family name.

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Written横川よこかわside + river

What Yokokawa means

横
side
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Yokokawa 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