Surname

Aikawa

Aikawa (相川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mutual + river, and Wikidata lists 40 notable people with this family name.

あ · い · か · わ · あいかわ
Written相川あいかわmutual + river

What Aikawa means

相
mutual, together
川
river

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Aikawa 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 Aikawa

Shinya Aikawa 相川 進也Japanese association football player
Nanase Aikawa 相川 七瀬Japanese singer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji